000
FZNT02 KNHC 150933
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JUL 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JUL 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JUL 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JUL 17.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL STORM BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 34.7N 63.2W 995 MB AT 
0900 UTC MOVING NE AT 9 KT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 59W AND 66W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 35.9N 
60.9W MOVING E AT 6 KT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 34.7N 59.8W 
MOVING SE AT 7 KT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 33.7N 58.6W 
MOVING SE AT 7 KT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W SW TO W WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 51W AND 
65W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N ALONG 45W WITH ASSOCIATED 1009 MB 
LOW NEAR 12N45W MOVING W 12 KT. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF
LOW NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 90 NM SE AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 21N
E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W S OF 17N WITH 
ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N50W. WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 21N E OF 61W
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W S OF 18N WITH 
ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N55W. WITHIN 240 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 61W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 61W AND 73W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. S OF 17N W OF 84W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 F. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 80W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 13N E OF 64W 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.