Monday, July 7, 2008

Bertha Update: BERTHA NOW A MAJOR HURRICANE!



Last night an eye was attempting to show itself. Today the eye has become well defined, with an extremely organized eye wall, and an extremely organized, symmetrical storm. As of 11AM Bertha had 90MPH winds, but since then Bertha appears to have strengthened very rapidly, and the latest Dvorak intensity estimates are now placing Bertha at a category 3 hurricane. The most of the latest models continue to indicate a curve out to sea, however some are showing the storm stalling out somewhere between the US and Bermuda, so, the US and especially Bermuda need to watch this. While I still think the chances of a US landfall are low, I still cannot rule it completely out. I will have my full updated forecast this evening.

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