000
FZNT02 KNHC 100950
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC THU JUL 10.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUL 11.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JUL 12.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 26.0N 59.4W 970 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 10
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE
QUADRANT...75 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...
150 NM SE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 38 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 28.0N 61.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 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 WITHIN 180 NM N AND 150 NM 
S SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 29.9N 62.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM
N SEMICIRCLE S OF 31N...AND WITHIN 150 NM SE AND 90 NM SW 
QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 34 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 31.0N 62.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 32.5N 62.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA  WELL N OF AREA NEAR
36.0N 61.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...FROM 23N TO 29N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 63W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N
W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT...EXCEPT
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND 70W.
.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. S OF
25N BETWEEN 64W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...N OF 
26N BETWEEN 57W AND 65W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF
25N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

.ATLC S OF 14N W OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 18N BETWEEN 41W AND 55W NE TO E 
WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 42W AND 53W NE TO E 
WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 80 AND ALSO S OF
14N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 17N E OF 68W 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 68W AND 80W 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 BETWEEN 80W AND 84W
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N W OF 
75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 23N W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 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.

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.