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Post by NHC Olney Maryland on Jul 9, 2008 11:46:08 GMT -5
BULLETIN HURRICANE BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 26 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD 1100 AM AST WED JUL 09 2008
...BERTHA MAINTAINING CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE STRENGTH...
AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.5 WEST OR ABOUT 550 MILES... 885 KM...NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ABOUT 715 MILES...1150 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
BERTHA IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH... 19 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...24.2 N...57.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM AST
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