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MICROWAVE DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW A SMALL FRAGMENT OF THE INNER
EYEWALL WITHIN A BETTER DEFINED AND LARGER RING OF CONVECTION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER EYEWALL. CONVENTIONAL VIS/IR IMAGES SHOW
THAT BERTHA'S CLOUD PATTERN HAS CHANGED LITTLE WITH GOOD OUTFLOW IN
ALL QUADRANTS. DVORAK T-NUMBERS STILL SUGGEST AN INITIAL INTENSITY
OF 75 KNOTS. THE FIRST RECONNAISSANCE MISSION INTO BERTHA WILL BE
LATER TODAY...SO I WILL BE MORE CONFIDENT WITH THE INITIAL
INTENSITY WHEN THE PLANE GETS THERE. THE CURRENT CLOUD PATTERN
CONFIGURATION...ANNULAR TYPE...AND LOW SHEAR SUGGEST THAT THE
INTENSITY WILL NOT CHANGE IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THEREFORE...BERTHA
IS KEPT AT 75 KNOTS UNTIL SHEAR INCREASES AND MOVES OVER A COOLER
OCEAN. THEN...A GRADUAL WEAKENING IS INDICATED. ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS
THAT THE OUTER EYEWALL COULD SHRINK RESULTING IN INTENSIFICATION...
I AM NOT CONSIDERING IT IN THIS FORECAST BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA
WHEN OR IF THIS CYCLE WILL OCCUR.
...LARGE EYE OF BERTHA LEISURELY MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA. A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.2 WEST OR ABOUT 270
MILES...435 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL
EAST OF BERMUDA BUT ANY DEVIATION TO THE LEFT COULD BRING STRONGER
WINDS TO THE ISLAND AND ADJACENT WATERS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. BERTHA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER
PLANE WAS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES.
THE OUTER BANDS OF BERTHA ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
IN BERMUDA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
...LITTLE CHANGE IN THE MOTION OR INTENSITY OF BERTHA...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR THE ISLAND LATER TODAY.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 500 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.5 WEST OR ABOUT 225 MILES...
365 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A
SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
PASS TO THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST OF BERMUDA...BUT THE MOTION COULD
OCCASIONALLY BE ERRATIC.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. BERTHA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
140 MILES...220 KM. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT BERTHA COULD COME CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BERMUDA WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TO BRING WINDS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE TO THAT ISLAND AND ADJACENT WATERS.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES.
LARGE SWELLS AND HIGH SURF ARE AFFECTING BERMUDA...AND THESE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THE OUTER BANDS OF BERTHA ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
IN BERMUDA OF 1 TO 2 INCHES DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
AFTER A WEEK OR SO...I AM RUNNING OUT OF THINGS TO SAY ABOUT BERTHA.
THE CLOUD PATTERN HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH SINCE YESTERDAY AND CONSISTS
OF A LARGE DIFFUSE EYE SURROUNDED BY MODERATE CONVECTION. DVORAK
T-NUMBERS HAVE BEEN DECREASING AND GIVEN THE CURRENT SATELLITE
STRUCTURE THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS SET AT 75 KNOTS. AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER WILL CHECK BERTHA LATER TODAY. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR
SO. DUE TO ITS SLOW MOTION...BERTHA IS PROBABLY CAUSING UPWELLING
AND THIS COULD RESULT IN A FASTER WEAKENING TREND.
BERTHA HAS BARELY MOVED DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...PERHAPS TO THE
NORTH ABOUT 2 KNOTS. THE CURRENT PATTERN OF WEAK STEERING CURRENTS
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...BUT STILL FAVORS A
GENERAL SLOW NORTHERLY TRACK DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
THEREAFTER...AS BERTHA GETS CLOSER TO THE MID-LATITUDE
WESTERLIES...THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD
THE NORTH-NORTHEAST BUT MAINTAINING ITS SLOW PACE. DYNAMICAL TRACK
GUIDANCE SHOWS THIS SCENARIO AND HAS NOW BEGUN TO TURN BERTHA
TOWARD THE EAST BEYOND DAY FOUR.
Statement as of 5:00 am AST on July 13, 2008
...Bertha remains stationary...could weaken to a tropical storm
today...
a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Bermuda.
For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.
At 500 am AST...0900z...the center of Hurricane Bertha was located
near latitude 29.8 north...longitude 62.5 west or about 220 miles...
355 km...southeast of Bermuda.
Bertha is currently nearly stationary. A drift toward the northwest
is expected to begin later today and continue into Monday. On this
track...the center of Bertha is expected to slowly pass not far to
the southeast and east of Bermuda during the next couple of
days...although the motion could be erratic at times and could
bring the center of Bertha closer to Bermuda than the forecast
track indicates.
Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph...120 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Bertha is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
scale. A slight weakening is expected during the next couple of
days...and Bertha could weaken to a tropical storm later today.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles...55 km...from
the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 140
miles...220 km.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 985 mb...29.09 inches.
Large swells and high surf are affecting Bermuda...and these
conditions are expected to persist for the next couple of days.
The outer bands of Bertha could produce rainfall amounts in Bermuda
of 2 to 4 inches during the next couple of days.
Repeating the 500 am AST position...29.8 N...62.5 W. Movement...
stationary. Maximum sustained winds...75 mph. Minimum central
pressure...985 mb.
An intermediate advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane
Center at 800 am AST followed by the next complete advisory at 1100
am AST.
Alguém sabe que existe um instituto de meteorologia nas Bermudas?
Estive aqui a procurar dados de observações horárias, mas não fui além de imagens de radares, de satelite e de temperatura e pressão. Queria ver como anda o vento e a precipitação por lá.![]()
DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT BERTHA IS JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH...WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE LOCATED TO THE
SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER IN A RAINBAND THAT WILL BE PASSING OVER
BERMUDA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT BERTHA WILL
REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE CLEARING BERMUDA...AND FOR THIS
REASON THE GOVERNMENT OF BERMUDA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR
THE ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
BERMUDA.