000
FZNT02 KNHC 120850
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC SAT JUL 12 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 SAT JUL 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JUL 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON JUL 14.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 29.7N 62.5W 976 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 12 
MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT 
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...150 NM SE AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 30 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 30.7N 62.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. SEAS TO 28 
FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 31.9N 62.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM E AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 210 NM NE...180 NM SE...90 NM SW...AND 180 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. SEAS TO 25 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 33.5N 62.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 35.0N 61.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 36.5N 59.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 270 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 58W AND 68W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 270 NM E AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 57W AND 67W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 270 NM SE AND 210 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N BETWEEN 56W AND 66W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 38W AND 54W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 58W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 21N BETWEEN 50W AND 64W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 69W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 13N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 
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 BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.