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| #707488 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:44 PM 03.Aug.2014) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032014 1100 PM EDT SUN AUG 03 2014 ...BERTHA QUICKLY STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...24.9N 73.2W ABOUT 190 MI...305 KM E OF ELEUTHERA ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.2 WEST. BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/H...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND THEN THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...BERTHA WILL BE PASSING EAST OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TONIGHT. DATA FROM A NOAA AND U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND BERTHA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES... 260 KM...PRIMARILY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- RAINFALL...BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE TURKS AND CAICOS THROUGH MONDAY. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN |
