000
FZNT02 KNHC 061516
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SUN JUL 06.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON JUL 07.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JUL 08.

.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 17.4N 45.1W 1000 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL
06 MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 18 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 WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 18.9N 50.9W.
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. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE QUADRANT...90 
NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 20.5N 56.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 45 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 N SEMICIRCLE...WITHIN 
90 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 22.5N 60.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 25.0N 64.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 27.0N 66.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...WITHIN 600 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 150 NM SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 60 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 13N TO 27N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
600 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 180 NM SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 60 
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 13N TO 27N BETWEEN 62W AND 40W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
540 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 240 NM SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 60 
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 15N TO 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 45W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 25N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 62W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 78W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 63W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 13N75W. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS TO 
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 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W AND 81W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 15N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE LINE 20N91W TO 26N97W 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE LINE 20N91W TO 
26N97W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.