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| #201868 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:40 PM 19.Jul.2008) TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 67 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008 500 PM AST SAT JUL 19 2008 ...BERTHA NOT YET GIVING IN...HURRICANE HEADED QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC... AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 44.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 43.3 WEST OR ABOUT 490 MILES... 790 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. BERTHA IS MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...41 KM/HR. A CONTINUED NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...UNTIL BERTHA IS ABSORBED BY A LARGER WEATHER SYSTEM. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. VERY SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS BERTHA LOSES TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES. REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...44.8 N...43.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER KNABB |
