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TROPICAL STORM BERTHA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  42
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL022008
1500 UTC SUN JUL 13 2008
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 30.2N  63.0W AT 13/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT   2 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  988 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  55 KT WITH GUSTS TO  65 KT.
50 KT....... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
34 KT.......120NE 120SE 100SW 120NW.
12 FT SEAS..240NE 150SE 120SW 210NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 30.2N  63.0W AT 13/1500Z
AT 13/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 29.8N  62.6W
 
FORECAST VALID 14/0000Z 30.4N  63.0W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 100SW 120NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 14/1200Z 31.5N  63.5W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 100SW 120NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/0000Z 33.0N  63.6W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 100SW 120NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/1200Z 34.5N  63.0W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE  90SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/1200Z 36.0N  61.0W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE  90SW  90NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 17/1200Z 36.0N  58.0W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 18/1200Z 35.0N  54.0W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 30.2N  63.0W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 13/2100Z
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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