TC Bertha

[americanrebel]

What about the records she has set? Longest running system in July, furthest East a system has formed in July. Also reaching Cat. 3 in July. I know other storms have reached Cat. 3 in July but not many.

[P.K.]

Does anyone know if there has been a storm that's made impact on Iceland directly Tropical or Extratropical? Seems like this would be another Record for Hurricane Bertha. Certainly has been an interesting fish to watch.

Certainly as extratropical systems yes. However according to the BT this has some way to go to be the most northerly a tropical system has gone.

[Chacor]

The question is, where is the centre? If it's near 50N 37W it could still be alive. Anywhere else and that would mean no convection over the centre, and an XTT storm.

[Cryomaniac]

I think the next advisory will be the last.

If 94L is named before then, we will have 3 active storms.

[Ed Mahmoud]

I think the next advisory will be the last.

If 94L is named before then, we will have 3 active storms.

Probably not to be then, because I think they'll wait on recon to name Dolly. It has looked good on satellite before and not had a circulation.

The wave as big as Alaska probably doesn't get a name before Cristobal goes ET.


Still, Bertha for the majority of the month, and possibly 4 named storms through the month of July, this could be a year like 2005, except, hopefully, no devastating hurricane strike on a major coastal city, and I'd assume no use of the Greek alphabet to name storms.

[Chacor]

The question is, where is the centre? If it's near 50N 37W it could still be alive. Anywhere else and that would mean no convection over the centre, and an XTT storm.

Good call!

AL, 02, 2008072012, , BEST, 0, 500N, 370W, 55, 987, TS, 34, NEQ, 150, 200, 100, 150, 1012, 250, 50, 0, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, BERTHA, D,
AL, 02, 2008072012, , BEST, 0, 500N, 370W, 55, 987, TS, 50, NEQ, 50, 100, 50, 50, 1012, 250, 50, 0, 0, L, 0, , 0, 0, BERTHA, D,

They also ran SHIPS, which suggests they're keeping Bertha alive.

[bob rulz]

What about the records she has set? Longest running system in July, furthest East a system has formed in July. Also reaching Cat. 3 in July. I know other storms have reached Cat. 3 in July but not many.

You don't retire tropical cyclone names because of how long-lasting or record-breaking they are, unless they break the record for number of people killed.

[WmE]

What about the records she has set? Longest running system in July, furthest East a system has formed in July. Also reaching Cat. 3 in July. I know other storms have reached Cat. 3 in July but not many.

You don't retire tropical cyclone names because of how long-lasting or record-breaking they are, unless they break the record for number of people killed.

Well that's not exactly true. Ioke was retired, but didn't kill anybody.

[Chacor]

He probably meant Atlantic cyclones. Case in point: Vince was not retired.

[bob rulz]

What about the records she has set? Longest running system in July, furthest East a system has formed in July. Also reaching Cat. 3 in July. I know other storms have reached Cat. 3 in July but not many.

You don't retire tropical cyclone names because of how long-lasting or record-breaking they are, unless they break the record for number of people killed.

Well that's not exactly true. Ioke was retired, but didn't kill anybody.

To be fair, that's the Central Pacific. They don't get a chance to retire a name very often.

[americanrebel]

Well Bertha I know is responsible for at least one death in New Jersey (drowning by rip tide), haven't heard of any others, but there could be others.

[CrazyC83]

Well Bertha I know is responsible for at least one death in New Jersey (drowning by rip tide), haven't heard of any others, but there could be others.

There were 3 deaths, all off of New Jersey from rip currents.

[Chacor]

THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST/ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE
FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.

[RL3AO]

70 advisories. It was a great run.

[cycloneye]

It made many records,and thanks to her,the 2008 ACE is very high.

[Brent]

We'll miss you Bertha.

[DanKellFla]

I was wrong... it made it to 70. But, this HAS to be it.



000
WTNT42 KNHC 201502
TCDAT2
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA DISCUSSION NUMBER 70
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
1100 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

BERTHA IS RAPIDLY LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE WIND FIELD
HAS BECOME EXTREMELY ASYMMETRIC AND THE CONVECTION IS DIMINISHING
NEAR THE CENTER. THUS BERTHA IS BEING DECLARED EXTRATROPICAL AND
THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY. SHIP ABCC4 AND QUIKSCAT SUGGEST THE
MAXIMUM WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 KT. A SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST IN
LINE WITH GLOBAL MODEL GUIDANCE. THE TRACK FORECAST IS IN GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH THE MODEL CONSENSUS AND SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS
ADVISORY.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 20/1500Z 51.3N 35.7W 60 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
12HR VT 21/0000Z 55.2N 31.2W 55 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
24HR VT 21/1200Z 61.0N 24.3W 50 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
36HR VT 22/0000Z...DISSIPATED

$$
FORECASTER KNABB/BLAKE

[WmE]

What a crazy storm she has been.

[MiamiensisWx]

No 11 AM update???? Is that it for Bertha?

Yes...

It's completed extratropical transition.

[LAwxrgal]

Bye Bye Bertha See ya in 2014.