Tropical Storm Bertha impacting northern Gulf Coast. See forecast map and its path.

Tropical Storm Bertha was bringing rain to large swaths of the northern Gulf Coast early Wednesday as its projected path sparked watches and warnings.Bertha was moving westward at 6 mph and that general motion was expected to continue through Friday, the National Hurricane Center said."On the forecast track," the Miami-based center said, "Bertha will move near or along the northern Gulf Coast during the next couple of days," adding that "maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 50 mph" and