Hurricane BERTHA

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HURRICANE BERTHA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  63
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL022008
2100 UTC FRI JUL 18 2008
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.6N  50.6W AT 18/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  40 DEGREES AT  19 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  989 MB
EYE DIAMETER  40 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.
64 KT.......  0NE  40SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT....... 35NE  50SE  35SW  35NW.
34 KT.......110NE 150SE 110SW  75NW.
12 FT SEAS..100NE 210SE 150SW 120NW.
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 37.6N  50.6W AT 18/2100Z
AT 18/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 36.9N  51.4W
 
FORECAST VALID 19/0600Z 39.8N  48.2W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT...  0NE  40SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT... 35NE  50SE  35SW  35NW.
34 KT...110NE 150SE 110SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/1800Z 42.9N  44.8W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 45NE  60SE  35SW  35NW.
34 KT...120NE 150SE 100SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 46.7N  40.6W...BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  75SE  60SW   0NW.
34 KT...150NE 210SE 120SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 51.5N  36.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...  0NE  75SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT...180NE 240SE 120SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z 61.0N  23.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...  0NE  90SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT...150NE 210SE 150SW 150NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 22/1800Z...ABSORBED 
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 37.6N  50.6W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
 
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