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TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT THU AUG 08 2002
 
...BERTHA REMAINS VERY WEAK... 
 
ALL INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...PRIMARILY ALONG
THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS COAST...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE
96.3 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH
...13 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...27.0 N... 96.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 
10 PM CDT.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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