HURRICANE BERTHA
The storm is now a major hurricane at Category 3 strength with sustained winds near 123 MPH with higher gusts. Bertha is now making the anticipated turn to the north and will be going over slightly cooler waters soon which will partially shut off it's energy source, so weakening is anticipated over the next 60 hours. Persons vacationing in or near Bermuda are being asked to call ahead to see if airline and cruise ship schedules are being affected. The storm will be just east of Bermuda this weekend.
Additional information will be providied in these unofficial updates as needed. For current information, use the link below to the National Hurricane Prediction Center in Miami.
National Hurricane Center
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"THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL ADVISORY. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here in this Unofficial Advisory."
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