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Tropical Storm BERTHA Public Advisory Number 20
2014-08-05 22:43:32| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Issued at 500 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 2014 000 WTNT33 KNHC 052043 TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032014 500 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 2014 ...BERTHA MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD WELL OFFSHORE OF THE U.S. MID-ATLANTIC COAST... SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...36.2N 70.3W ABOUT 415 MI...665 KM NW OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 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 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.3 WEST. BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/H...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND EAST-NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND BERTHA IS LIKELY TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL OR EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE ON WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY BERTHA WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE COASTS OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER PASCH
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