Florida State University Tropical Algorithm Suite

KLTX, Wilmington

Hurricane Bertha Products, 13:51 detail

Reflectivity Image

The green ring indicates the Radius of Maximum Winds (RMW) as determined by the peak positive and negative isodops shown by the small white circles.

Range rings = 50 km.

Doppler Velocity Image

The green ring indicates the Radius of Maximum Winds (RMW) as determined by the peak positive and negative isodops shown by the small white circles.

Range rings = 50 km.

INTNSVORT Output

Storm Center at 164.4 deg, range=127.8 km, RMW=50.37 km
Negative peak (rad,gate)=(141.2,122.6), vel=51.932 m/s
Positive peak (rad,gate)=(187.6,112.4), vel=47.648 m/s
The storm radius is 7.058 km (significant winds)
The maximum wind speed is 51.932 m/s or 116.169 mph
The average maximum wind speed is 49.790 m/s or 111.378
The surface winds are:  neg=49.34 (110.36 mph)  pos=41.22 (92.20 mph)
The rotation of the isodops measures -5.81 degrees
The adjusted rotation angle is -5.81 degrees
Vorticity = -0.000085   Divergence = 0.000009