000
FZNT02 KNHC 161527
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED JUL 16 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC WED JUL 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JUL 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JUL 18.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 56W WITH ASSOCIATED 1009 MB 
LOW NEAR 12N56W MOVING W 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 
61W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER 
IN SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE W OF AREA ALONG 64W S OF 17N. 
FROM 12N TO 21N W OF 54W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC 12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL N OF AREA NEAR 
36.0N 60.1W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 54W AND 68W W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 35.0N 
58.7W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 48W AND 66W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL N OF AREA NEAR 
40.0N 49.0W. TROUGH FROM 31N58W TO 28N63W. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH 
TO 48W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 61W AND 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 22N E OF 40W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 50W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W S OF 17N WITH 
ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N64W. WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 82W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W S OF 17N WITH 
ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N71W. WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N E OF 85W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED 
TO NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW.

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.