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FZNT02 KNHC 080946
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC TUE JUL 08 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC TUE JUL 08.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JUL 09.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JUL 10.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 21.4N 53.3W 955 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 08
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 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 150 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 37 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 23.4N 55.9W. 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 330 NM N SEMICIRCLE...
210 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 26.0N 58.6W. 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 
360 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS
TO 32 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 28.0N 59.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 30.0N 59.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 32.0N 59.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 420 NM N SEMICIRCLE...
240 NM SE AND 210 NM SW QUADRANTS OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 17N TO 27N BETWEEN 44W AND 65W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...WITHIN 360 NM 
N AND 240 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 30N BETWEEN 50W 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...240 NM SE AND 180 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC S OF 25N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 67W AND 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 67W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 75W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 24N W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.