BULLETIN<br>
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER  22<br>
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032014<br>
500 AM AST WED AUG 06 2014<br>
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...BERTHA MOVING QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC...<br>
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SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION<br>
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LOCATION...39.0N 65.4W<br>
ABOUT 400 MI...640 KM SSW OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA<br>
ABOUT 815 MI...1315 KM SW OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND<br>
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H<br>
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H<br>
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES<br>
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WATCHES AND WARNINGS<br>
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.<br>
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DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK<br>
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AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS<br>
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.4 WEST. BERTHA IS<br>
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH...44 KM/H...AND THIS<br>
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.<br>
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MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER<br>
GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO...AND<br>
BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL OR EXTRATROPICAL<br>
CYCLONE BY TONIGHT.<br>
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TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220<br>
KM...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.<br>
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THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.<br>
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HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND<br>
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY BERTHA WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE<br>
UNITED STATES EAST COAST FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND<br>
TODAY. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND<br>
RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL<br>
WEATHER OFFICE.<br>
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NEXT ADVISORY<br>
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.<br>
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