000
FZNT02 KNHC 122115
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT JUL 12.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JUL 13.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON JUL 14.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 29.9N 62.6W 984 MB AT 2100 UTC JUL 12
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 1 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS
80 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 QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 31.0N 62.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH 
HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 33.0N 62.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 
12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 180 NM S 
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 29 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 34.5N 61.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 35.5N 59.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 35.5N 56.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
N OF 26N BETWEEN 55W AND 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 27N BETWEEN 55W AND 67W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 28N BETWEEN 55W AND 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.ATLC FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 40W AND 60W 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 14N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 62W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 10N TO 20N E OF 50W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W E WINDS TO 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 CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.