Bertha to Spare Oil Rigs
Weather Desk
July 08, 2008
First Hurricane of Season Not Concern for Gulf Interests.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - AccuWeather.com Chief Hurricane Forecaster Joe Bastardi reports "Hurricane Bertha will not be a threat for the Gulf area."
As the nation´s rising oil prices impact millions of families at the pump, it is welcome news that Bertha will not enter the Gulf of Mexico and will not impact energy producing interests in the Gulf.
"The biggest news is that it is not a Gulf problem," Bastardi says of the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic Basin season. "My gut feeling is that, should it miss the connection with the trough to the north, a move close to the coast the middle part of next week is possible, most likely south of Hatteras, but not into the Gulf."
According to Bastardi, the disturbed weather in the western Gulf is not likely to organize now that a new Pacific system is developing on the other side of Mexico. The active pattern is liable to produce another African wave that may be on a track that would be of concern for the Gulf by next week at this time, some 5 degrees south of where Bertha is now.
Storms moving across North America this week could influence Bertha´s path. AccuWeather.com meteorologists note Bertha could become virtually stationary by the weekend. All interests along the Southeast coast and anyone planning vacations to beach resorts in the Southeast should monitor the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center for updates on Bertha's progression over the next week to 10 days.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - AccuWeather.com Chief Hurricane Forecaster Joe Bastardi reports "Hurricane Bertha will not be a threat for the Gulf area."
As the nation´s rising oil prices impact millions of families at the pump, it is welcome news that Bertha will not enter the Gulf of Mexico and will not impact energy producing interests in the Gulf.
"The biggest news is that it is not a Gulf problem," Bastardi says of the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic Basin season. "My gut feeling is that, should it miss the connection with the trough to the north, a move close to the coast the middle part of next week is possible, most likely south of Hatteras, but not into the Gulf."
According to Bastardi, the disturbed weather in the western Gulf is not likely to organize now that a new Pacific system is developing on the other side of Mexico. The active pattern is liable to produce another African wave that may be on a track that would be of concern for the Gulf by next week at this time, some 5 degrees south of where Bertha is now.
Storms moving across North America this week could influence Bertha´s path. AccuWeather.com meteorologists note Bertha could become virtually stationary by the weekend. All interests along the Southeast coast and anyone planning vacations to beach resorts in the Southeast should monitor the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center for updates on Bertha's progression over the next week to 10 days.
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