000 FZNT02 KNHC 140317 HSFAT2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC MON JUL 14 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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. SECURITE ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON JUL 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE JUL 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JUL 16. .WARNINGS. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 30.5N 63.1W 990 MB AT 0300 UTC JUL 14 MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 100 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. MAX SEAS TO 20 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 33.0N 63.6W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. MAX SEAS TO 22 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 35.8N 62.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLE. MAX SEAS TO 22 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 35.5N 59.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 34.5N 56.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 35.5N 53.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 300 NM E AND 240 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N BETWEEN 62W AND 69W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. .ATLC TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 40W WITH ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW NEAR 10N40W MOVING W TO WNW 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF WAVE AXIS WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N S OF LINE FROM 26N35W TO 19N65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 42W WITH ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW NEAR 11N42W MOVING W TO WNW 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF WAVE AXIS WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 19N65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 47W WITH ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW NEAR 12N47W MOVING W TO WNW 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF WAVE AXIS WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 25N35W TO 20N65W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .ATLC N OF 26N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W S TO SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 64W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 11N TO 18N W OF WAVE AXIS TO 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. E OF WAVE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 70W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. FROM 11N TO 17N W OF AXIS TO 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 17N E OF WAVE AXIS TO 64W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.