000
FZNT02 KNHC 072122
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC MON JUL 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE JUL 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED JUL 09.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 20.1N 52.1W 948 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 07
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT
GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 
90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 38 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 21.7N 55.4W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 
NM SE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 38 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 24.0N 59.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
300 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH 
SEAS TO 35 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 26.5N 61.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 29.0N 62.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 31.5N 62.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNING...WITHIN 480 NM N AND 360 S 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM N AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF 
CENTER. ELSEWHERE FROM 16N TO 27N BETWEEN 43W AND 65W 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...210 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM N AND 90 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 360 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 54W AND 67W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 24N W OF 65W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N W OF 70W 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 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 65W 
AND 81W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO 
SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W 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 FROM 21N TO 26N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 20N TO 24N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.