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Hurricane Bertha slips to Category Two with winds of 165 km/hr

by dunkelberg | July 8, 2008 at 10:50 am

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Hurricane Bertha edged slowly away from Bermuda as she continues to lose strength over the Atlantic Ocean.

However, it still is not certain that she will give the islands a miss, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reports.

AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.8 WEST OR ABOUT 660 MILES... 1065 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ABOUT 975 MILES...1570 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA

Though downgraded and no immediate threat to land, Bertha still is a significant storm.

BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIN

The next update will be at 17:00 AST (21:00 Z)

Click here for the U.S. National Weather Service Hurricane Bertha website

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