000
FZNT02 KNHC 070329
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC MON JUL 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JUL 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JUL 09.

.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 18.6N 48.9W 994 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 
07 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT 
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
180 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...250 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 20.0N 54.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 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 270 NM NE QUADRANT...
180 NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 29 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 22.0N 59.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS
TO 29 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 24.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 27.0N 64.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 30.0N 65.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA 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 15N TO 27N E 
OF 62W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
420 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 17N TO 27N BETWEEN 45W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...WITHIN 
360 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 18N TO 28N BETWEEN 52W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 23N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 65W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 63W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 17N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N W OF 84W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 82W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 25N W OF 91W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 92W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 94W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.