…All TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE WAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CACIOS ISLANDS…
AT 5:00 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 73.2 DEGREES WEST OR 32 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAMANA CAY, 61 MILES NORTH OF MAYAGUANA, , 95 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN SALVADOR, 285 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU, AND 121 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GRAND TURK IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MILES PER HOUR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST, NORTH, AND NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK BERTHA WILL BE PASSING EAST OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
THIS IS THE LAST ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY.
