000
FZNT02 KNHC 110317
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JUL 11 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JUL 11.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUL 12.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JUL 13.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 27.7N 61.2W 980 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 11 
MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT 
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE QUADRANT 
AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. MAX SEAS TO 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 29.5N 62.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 140 NM NE QUADRANT. LITTLE CHANGE 
TO 12 FT SEAS RADII. MAX SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 31.1N 62.3W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 
120 NM SE QUADRANT. MAX SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 32.5N 61.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 34.5N 60.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 37.0N 59.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 240 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 56W AND 65W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL E OF 61W AND SW TO W SWELL E OF 
61W. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N BETWEEN 55W AND 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL W OF 61W AND SW TO W SWELL E 
OF 61W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN
240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 55W AND 69W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL W OF 63W AND SW 
TO W SWELL E OF 63W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS SECTION...WITHIN 
240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 69W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL W OF 62W AND SW 
TO W SWELL E OF 62W.

.ATLC S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 19N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 21N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 17N BETWEEN 66W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 83W NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 69W AND WINDWARD 
PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 71W AND 83W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 83W NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS TO 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.