000
FZNT02 KNHC 100323
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU JUL 10 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JUL 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JUL 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUL 12.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 25.5N 58.9W 970 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 10 
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT 
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT.SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE 
QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT. MAX SEAS 
TO 32 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 27.5N 60.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 75 NM 
SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 270 NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE 
QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 210 NM NW QUADRANT. MAX SEAS 
TO 35 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 29.7N 61.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. LITTLE CHANGE IN 12 FT SEAS. MAX 
SEAS TO 33 FT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 31.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 32.5N 61.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 35.5N 60.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...FROM 23N TO 28N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 63W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 29N BETWEEN 53W AND 65W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 20N TO 25N 
BETWEEN 60W AND 71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...N OF 
25N BETWEEN 56W AND 64W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N BETWEEN 55W AND 66W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 21N TO 26N BETWEEN 60W 
AND 71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...N OF 
27N BETWEEN 57W AND 66W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 55W AND 67W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT. S 
OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N W OF 63W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  

.GULF OF MEXICO FROM 20N TO 23N W OF 89W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF 85W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.