000
FZNT02 KNHC 140941
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC MON JUL 14.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE JUL 15.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED JUL 16.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 31.5N 63.6W 990 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL
14 MOVING NNW OR 335 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 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 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...200 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 21 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 34.2N 63.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 36.4N 61.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 
NM NE SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 23
FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 35.0N 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 55.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 37.5N 51.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...OVER FORECAST WATERS 
WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 60W AND 64W SW WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN BERTHA WARNINGS...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N ALONG 41W WITH ASSOCIATED 1008 MB 
LOW NEAR 11N41W MOVING W 10 KT. WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE SW TO 
W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 21N E OF 
61W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 45W WITH 
ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW NEAR 11N45W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 
240 NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WITHIN 
180 NM S SEMICIRCLE SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.  
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 19N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 49W WITH 
ASSOCIATED 1007 MB LOW NEAR 12N47W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 
180 NM S SEMICIRCLE SW TO W WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 
240 NM N SEMICIRCLE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 19N E OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.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 69W MOVING W 10 
TO 15 KT. FROM 11N TO 18N W OF WAVE AXIS TO 80W 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 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 75W MOVING W 10 
TO 15 KT. FROM 11N TO 17N W OF AXIS TO 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF WAVE AXIS TO 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.