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Hurricane Bertha continues intensify as a Category 2 hurricane as it moves into the North Atlantic. Bertha poses no threat to the United States . This is mainly because a storm impacting the Upper Midwest, will sweep the hurricane away early next week. Residents and visitors to Bermuda, however, should monitor.
The current forecast calls for Bertha to jog to the north this weekend, then pass roughly 150 miles to the east of Bermuda late Sunday or Monday. Bermuda will be impacted by rough surf as soon as today.
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Tropical Storm Bertha continues to spin westward as it moves over warmer tropical water. Tropical Storm Bertha currently has sustained winds at 60 mph and is located about 1055 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. The storm is racing west-northwestward through the central Atlantic at 20 miles per hour and is forecast to become a hurricane late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. A gradual slowing of Bertha's forward speed and a turn to a more NW track is expected over the next couple of days. It's still too early but models are indicating that Bertha could be south of Bermuda by Friday.
photo by Jeff Ragovin
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Summer is here! Well, not officially but it will certainly feel like it in a few days. This weekend will mark the first heat wave of the season with temperatures reaching the mid 90’s all the way to the coast. The reason for this is an air mass moving into our area where the wind will shift from the northeast to the southwest as the front passes. As the winds shift from the southwest, warm humid air will be pumped into our region. A major heat outbreak will spread from DC northward. We are looking at temperatures in NYC at 96 on Saturday. DC will be looking at temperatures around 100 for three days straight. You can find me on the beach this weekend. 
Well it's that time of the year again when Klotzbach and Gray from the Colorado State University come out with their annual Atlantic Tropical activity forecast. This year, they are predicting an above average probability of a major hurricane making landfall on US property. The total storms they are predicting around 15, 8 of those will mature to hurricanes and 4 will be strong to intense hurricanes. The forecast is currently calling for increased activity due to the weakened El Niño and above normal sea temperature readings. As we move three days into the Hurricane season, Arthur has already formed which is an indicator of early tropical conditions existing.
This cat disrupted a very happy duck couple when he snagged the male and ran off with him in his mouth. There was nothing much I could do as it was too late. The female spent the rest of the weekend searching for her mate, but clearly to her dismay there were no remains to be found. It was all very sad
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