{"id": "1195242946027421702", "title": "Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory", "adv_date": "2026-07-23T18:00:00Z", "msg": "754\nWTNT32 KNHC 231759\nTCPAT2\n \nBULLETIN\nTropical Storm Bertha Intermediate Advisory Number 17A\nNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL022026\n100 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026\n \n...BERTHA INLAND NEAR THE TEXAS-LOUISIANA BORDER...\n...HEAVY RAINS SPREADING ACROSS PORTIONS OF COASTAL TEXAS...\n \n \nSUMMARY OF 100 PM CDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION\n----------------------------------------------\nLOCATION...29.9N 93.8W\nABOUT 40 MI...60 KM WSW OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA\nABOUT 75 MI...115 KM NE OF GALVESTON TEXAS\nMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H\nPRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H\nMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES\n \n \nWATCHES AND WARNINGS\n--------------------\nCHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:\n \nNone.\n \nSUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...\n* The Gulf Coast from Morgan City, Louisiana, to Sargent, Texas\n \nA Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are\nexpected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within 24\nhours.\n \nFor storm information specific to your area, including possible\ninland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your\nlocal National Weather Service forecast office.\n \n \nDISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK\n----------------------\nAt 100 PM CDT (1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Bertha was\nlocated near latitude 29.9 North, longitude 93.8 West. Bertha is\nmoving toward the west near 10 mph (17 km/h), and this motion with \nsome increase in forward speed is expected during the next day or \nso. On the forecast track, the center of Bertha will move across \nportions of eastern Texas during the next several hours.\n\nMaximum sustained winds remain near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher\ngusts. Bertha is expected to gradually weaken, and it is forecast \nto dissipate in a day or so.\n \nTropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 160 miles (260 km)\nsouth of the center.\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).\n \n \nHAZARDS AFFECTING LAND\n----------------------\nKey messages for Tropical Storm Bertha can be found in the Tropical\nCyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT2 and WMO header\nWTNT42 KNHC.\n \nWIND:  Tropical storm conditions will continue spreading across \nportions of the Louisiana and Texas coasts within the warning area \ninto the evening.\n \nSTORM SURGE:  The combination of storm surge and the tide will\ncause normally dry areas near the immediate coast to be flooded by\nrising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water could\nreach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated\nareas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...\n \nPort Bolivar, TX to Port Fourchon, LA...1-2 ft\n \nThe deepest water will occur along the immediate coast.\nSurge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge\nand the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over short distances. For\ninformation specific to your area, please see products issued by\nyour local National Weather Service forecast office.\n \nFor a complete depiction of areas at risk of storm surge inundation,\nplease see the National Weather Service Peak Storm Surge Graphic,\navailable at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?peakSurge.\n \nRAINFALL: Bertha is expected to produce total rainfall\namounts of 2 to 4 inches with isolated totals to 6 inches through\nThursday night along Texas Gulf Coast and South Texas. This rainfall\nmay produce isolated flash flooding, especially in urban areas.\n \nFor a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with\nBertha, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall\nGraphic available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?rainqpf and\nthe Flash Flood Risk graphic at\nhurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?ero.\n \nSURF: Swells generated by Bertha will continue spreading westward\nalong the northern and northwestern Gulf Coast. These swells are\nlikely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.\nPlease consult products from your local weather office.\n \nA depiction of rip current risk for the United States can be found\nat: hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?ripCurrents\n \n \nNEXT ADVISORY\n-------------\nNext complete advisory at 400 PM CDT.\n \n"}