A Quick Check on the Tropics
Tropical Storm Bertha is pulling through the southeastern Bahamas late this morning.
It is beginning to make the expected turn to the north that will eventually presage its recurvature away from the United States. The storm is expected to miss Bermuda as well.
It has top winds of 45 mph but is expected to strengthen some later today as it moves over warm water and encounters upper level winds that are a little more favorable for development. It should not reach hurricane intensity (74 mph or higher) though.
It will pass about 200 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras Tuesday morning as it accelerates northeastward. It will pass a couple of hundred miles southeast of Newfoundland Thursday morning then start the trek across the North Atlantic.
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A trough of low pressure over the Bahamas (not associated with Bertha) is disorganized and does not appear to be a candidate for development.
Category: Tropical