A tropical storm with maximum winds at 75kph and moving at 31kph is expected to affect the east, northeast and northern coasts of the Dominican Republic on Sunday.
A watch has already been issued for neighboring Puerto Rico.
Moving on a west-northwest track, Tropical Storm Bertha would be the first to affect the Dominican Republic this Atlantic Hurricane Season. This is only the second named storm so far this year.
The director of the National Weather Office (Onamet), Gloria Ceballos says gusty winds and heavy rains will not be extreme when crossing by the Dominican Republic. She said the heavier rains would fall in the mountain areas. These would be especially welcome in areas such as Constanza, where drought has created conditions for forest fires. On the whole, the downpours are expected to do much more good than harm in a drought-affected Caribbean region.
Forecasters say the storm will pass off the coast of Punta Cana continuing on its west-northwest trek towards the north, passing off the coast of Puerto Plata on the early morning of Sunday, 3 August.
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