000
FZNT02 KNHC 071503
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC MON JUL 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE JUL 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JUL 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 19.6N 51.3W 975 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 07 
MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT 
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE AND 40 NM SW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 90 NM SW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 21.2N 55.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE AND 
120 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 30 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 23.2N 59.2W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. MAX SEAS 
33 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 25.5N 62.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 28.5N 63.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 31.0N 63.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM N AND WITHIN 
360 S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N AND WITHIN 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF 
CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 27N BETWEEN 40W AND 62W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNING...WITHIN 420 
NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N AND 60 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 18N TO 28N BETWEEN 45W 
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 300 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 19N TO 29N BETWEEN 52W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 24N W OF 62W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 65W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N W 
OF 65W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 150 NM LINE 21N91W TO 26N96W SE WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 91W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF 90W E TO 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.