000 FZNT02 KNHC 071005 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC MON JUL 07 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. PAN PAN ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC MON JUL 07. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JUL 08. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JUL 09. .WARNINGS. ...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 19.3N 50.2W 987 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 07 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 20.8N 55.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 22.7N 59.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 29 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 25.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 28.0N 64.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 30.5N 64.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE..240 NM SE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N AND WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 27N E OF 59W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N AND WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N AND WITHIN 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 29N BETWEEN 52W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .ATLC S OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 69W. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 68W. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W...AND ALSO S OF 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W AND ALSO BETWEEN 69W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W...AND ALSO N OF 16N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .GULF OF MEXICO FROM 21N TO 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 24N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.