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BREAKING NEWS-Tropical Storm Bertha, the 2nd named storm of the
Atlantic Hurricane Season, has formed just off the coast of Africa
and the Cape Verde Islands. At this time, Bertha is in favorable
conditions to slowly intensify because of the low-wind shear factor
and warmer waters. However, Bertha is expected to pass over cooler
waters in a few days which could weaken the storm, but then
re-energize possibly up to hurricane strength thereafafter after 72
hours. The only factor is that later on in the forecast period,
Bertha is expected to come under wind shear, which could also
weaken the storm. The direction of Bertha is to the west-northwest,
and winds are at 40 mph. While Bertha is currently under a high
pressure, in a few days, there is expected to be a weakness in the
ridge and turn Bertha more towards the northwest. This is what most
of the models are suggesting at this time. Stay tuned as we get
more updates and you can also get updatesHere.+
UPDATE: Bertha has now reached 120 mph in strength, and the
forecast path still has it heading towards Bermuda but has slightly
shifted to the west. Stay tuned!