A tropical storm warning has been issued for the island of Bermuda this morning.
Bertha is barely moving, some 210 miles southeast of Bermuda. The hurricane has been stationary, and will only move north at 2 mph the rest of today. Top winds are 85 mph, and a slow weakening trend should begin. Air Force reconnaissance will investigate the storm today.
Bertha could bring tropical storm force winds to Bermuda tonight and Sunday. Here is the forecast from the Bermuda Weather Service:
Headline – Hurricane Bertha remains a potential threat
Public Synopsis – As hurricane Bertha continues to draw nearer to Bermuda we will see increasing cloud cover and developing showers from later today and more so on Sunday. As the hurricane has become slow moving expect unsettled conditions through Monday, with improving conditions Tuesday and Wednesday.
Today – Mostly cloudy with chance of showers… Winds northeasterly light to moderate… High near 29°C/84°F.
Tonight – Mostly cloudy with a few showers… Winds northeasterly moderate to strong, gradually increasing moderate to strong, backing north-northeasterly later… Low near 25°C/77°F.
Sunday – Becoming cloudy with periods of rain or showers… Winds north-northeasterly moderate to
strong, increasing northerly strong, then backing north-northwesterly… High near 28°C/83°F.
Monday – Periods of rain or showers, turning to scattered showers… Winds north-northwesterly strong, slowly backing and easing moderate to strong… Low near 24°C/75°F, high near 28°C/83°F.
At noon local time on Bermuda (10 a.m. Birmingham time) it was 84F with a NE wind at 13 mph…pressure 30.06…dew point 73F…
