Former Tropical Depression Two strengthened to Tropical Storm Bertha over the northern Gulf of Mexico on Monday evening.\u00a0 A Tropical Storm Warning was issued for a portion of the central Gulf Coast.\u00a0 At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Monday the center of Tropical Storm Berth was located at latitude 28.2\u00b0N and longitude 8593\u00b0W which put the center about 140 miles (225 km) south of Panama City, Florida.\u00a0 Bertha was stationary.\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 40 m.p.h. (65 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 50 m.p.h. (80 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 999 mb.<\/p>\n
A Tropical Storm Warning was in effect for the portion of the coast from border between Florida and Alabama to the border between Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes in Louisiana.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n A Tropical Storm Watch was in effect for New Orleans.\u00a0 Tropical Storm Watches were in effect for Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.\u00a0 A Tropical Storm Watch was in effect for the portion of the coast from the border between Gulf County and Bay County in Florida to the border with Alabama.\u00a0 A Tropical Storm Watch was in effect for the portion of the coast from the border between Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes to Morgan City, Louisiana.<\/span><\/p>\n Former Tropical Depression Two strengthened to Tropical Storm Bertha on Monday evening.\u00a0 Reconnaissance planes found winds to tropical storm force in the southern part of Bertha’s circulation.<\/p>\n The distribution of thunderstorms was asymmetrical in Tropical Storm Bertha.\u00a0 Thunderstorms were occurring in bands in the southern half of Bertha’s circulation.\u00a0 Bands in the northern half of Tropical Storm Bertha consisted primarily of showers and lower clouds.\u00a0 Storms near the center of Bertha generated upper level divergence that pumped mass away to the south and west of the tropical storm.\u00a0 The removal of mass caused the surface pressure to decrease on Monday.<\/p>\n The strongest winds were occurring in the southern part of Tropical Storm Bertha.\u00a0 Winds to tropical storm force extended out 70 miles (110 km) in the southern half of Bertha’s circulation.\u00a0 The winds in the northern half of Tropical Storm Bertha were blowing at less than tropical storm force.<\/p>\n Tropical Storm Bertha will move through an environment that will be somewhat favorable for intensification during the next 24 hours.\u00a0 Bertha will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperatures are near 30\u00b0C.\u00a0 It will move under southeastern part of an upper level ridge that is centered over the South Central U.S.\u00a0 The upper level ridge will produce northeasterly winds that will blow across the top of Bertha’s circulation.\u00a0 Those winds will cause moderate vertical wind shear.\u00a0 The vertical wind shear will inhibit intensification, but the wind shear may not be strong enough to prevent intensification.\u00a0 Tropical Storm Bertha could intensify gradually during the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n Tropical Storm Bertha will move around the southern side of a high pressure system that is over the southern Mississippi River Valley.\u00a0 The high pressure system will steer Bertha slowly toward the west-northwest during the next 24 hours.\u00a0 On its anticipated track, Tropical Storm Bertha will move slowly toward the central Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n Tropical Storm Bertha could bring gusty winds to the central Gulf Coast.\u00a0 Bertha could also cause a storm surge of up to 4 feet (1 meter) along parts of the coast.<\/p>\n A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the portion of the coast from border between Alabama and Florida to the Mouth of the Mississippi River.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Former Tropical Depression Two strengthened to Tropical Storm Bertha over the northern Gulf of Mexico on Monday evening.\u00a0 A Tropical Storm Warning was issued for a portion of the central Gulf Coast.\u00a0 At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Monday the center of Tropical Storm Berth was located at latitude 28.2\u00b0N and longitude 8593\u00b0W which put the 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