BERMUDA/BERTHA MONDAY JULY 14, 2008
HURRICANE BERTHA CONE OF PROBABILITY
JULY 14, 2008
We began writing about Hurricane Bertha on July 4, 2008 as it arose in the far eastern Atlantic. It is now a tropical storm after several days of hurricane status as it wandered toward the island paradise of Bermuda.
SAINT DAVIDS LIGHTHOUSE
The two-story white house with the red striped awnings has been our focal point for the last several days using HURRICANE FINDER CHARTS to predict wind specifics, strength and direction, so that the residents could make plans for actual conditions today, Monday July 14, 2008.
On July 11, 2008 using HURRICANE FINDER CHARTS and the HURRICANE SURVIVAL GUIDE we predicted that winds would be between 40 and 50 knots from 22 degrees or from the north northeast.
As the storm passes the wind's direction will "back", that is it will turn counterclockwise, at first toward the north and then around to the west, southwest and finally from a southerly direction. Therefore residents of the little white house with the red striped awnings must prepare for changing wind directions and conditions.
Usually as the storm moves away winds will decrease in severity but knowledge is power and this awareness of hurricane anatomy from HURRICANE SURVIVAL GUIDE may save your life when electronics fail. Be powerful, get some knowledge.
As weather systems pass a geographic point wind direction will typically change. With the approach of cold fronts in the northern hemisphere wind will usually turn to the south and then "clock" turn clockwise to a northerly direction. Weather people refer to this changing of wind direction as clocking and backing. Knowing that changing wind direction presages changing weather conditions gives you another bit of knowledge for your power arsenal.
Since that entry Hurricane Bertha has become Tropical Storm Bertha and has gone through several transformations, in its journey to Bermuda.
We just checked the instruments at L. F. Wade International Airport, Bermuda's airport in sight of our little white house and present conditions today July 14, 2008 are:
WINDS 33 TO 47 MPH
FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST
The track and severity of Hurricane Bertha has changed during the last several days but we've given the residents of the little white house with the red striped awnings an almost exact picture of wind strength and direction several days in advance so they could plan for specific weather conditions.
We've not yet learned the names of those residents but wish them good luck as they weather this particular storm.
We at HURRICANE CENTRAL stand ready to assist in planning for future tropical cyclonic storms worldwide as Earth continues its journey around the fiery inferno.
THE SUN
AKA FIERY INFERNO
That's that for this. Good luck Bermuda and those
yet to be affected by this and future storms.
ALWAYS WATCHING OUT FOR YOU
TAKE CARE,
JB
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