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| Satellite image of Hurricane Bertha, a category 3 storm. | |
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, July 4, 2008 - Tropical Depression #2 which formed just before daybreak Thursday July 3 EST has intensified to become the first Atlantic Hurricane of the season.
The Tropical Storm was upgraded to Hurricane Bertha by the National Hurricane Centre on Thursday July 3 at 11am EST.
It poses no immediate threat to the Caribbean.
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| Forecast path of Hurricane Bertha |
At 5am Tuesday, Bertha was estimated to be near 21.4 north and 53.3 west and is moving toward the northwest near 10 mph (17 km/hr) with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph (195 km/hr) with higher gusts.
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