Tropical Storm Bertha Update August 1st 2014

Fri, Aug 1st 2014, 06:34 PM

ALERT #3 ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, FRIDAY 1STAUGUST 2014 AT 6:00 PM EDT.

…..TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SE BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS…

A TROPICAL STORM ALERT PLUS WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, RAGGED ISLAND, MAYAGUANA AND INAGUA.

AN ALERT PLUS WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 48 HOURS.

AT 5:00 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGTITUDE 61.2 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARTINIQUE, 822 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND 887 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF INAGUA.

TROPICAL STORM BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 24 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST.

ON THE FORECASTED TRACK AND SPEED BERTHA COULD REACH THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND INAGUA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  THEREFORE RESIDENTS IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPERATIONS IN THE EVENT THAT BERTHA SURVIVES THE CROSSING OF HISPANIOLA.

 

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