000
FZNT02 KNHC 061014
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SUN JUL 06 2008

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC SUN JUL 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JUL 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JUL 08.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 17.3N 43.2W 1000 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 
06 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM 
SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT. MAX SEAS TO 14 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 18.7N 49.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW 
QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE TO 12 FT SEAS. MAX SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 20.4N 55.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...210 
NM NW QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. MAX 
SEAS TO 30 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 22.5N 60.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 24.5N 64.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 27.0N 67.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...FROM 16N TO 25N E OF 
50W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 
150 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 23N E OF 
65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...FROM 
16N TO 26N BETWEEN 43W AND 55W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N 
TO 26N BETWEEN 39W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...FROM 
17N TO 25N BETWEEN 50W AND 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N 
TO 26N BETWEEN 46W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 24N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 65W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 64W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 18N W OF 84W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 63W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.