998 
ABNT20 KNHC 050219
TWOAT 
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 
1030 PM EDT SUN AUG 4 2002

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON RECENTLY 
UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCATED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL 
GULF OF MEXICO ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.

A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA REMAINS SITUATED JUST OFFSHORE THE SOUTH 
CAROLINA COAST. THIS SYSTEM COULD GRADUALLY ACQUIRE TROPICAL 
CHARACTERISTICS IF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AND PERSIST NEAR THE 
LOW-LEVEL CENTER.  HOWEVER...ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS 
SYSTEM SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY SOUTH OR 
SOUTHWESTWARD.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH 
TUESDAY.

PUBLIC ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ARE ISSUED UNDER 
WMO HEADER WTNT32 KNHC AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCPAT2.  
FORECAST/ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ARE ISSUED UNDER 
WMO HEADER WTNT22 AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCMAT2.

FORECASTER STEWART