000
FZNT02 KNHC 080326
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JUL 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE JUL 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JUL 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JUL 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 20.8N 52.8W 952 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 08
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 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 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 39 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 22.5N 56.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE... 
180 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 37 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 25.0N 59.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH 
SEAS TO 34 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 27.5N 61.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 30.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 32.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNING...WITHIN 420 NM N AND 240 S 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF 
CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 27N BETWEEN 44W AND 65W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNING...WITHIN 360 
NM N SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 28N BETWEEN 50W 
AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...240 NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 28N BETWEEN 55W AND 
67W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 24N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E OF 80W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N W 
OF 67W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 21N TO 26N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 24N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.