000
FZNT02 KNHC 150334
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC TUE JUL 15 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 TUE JUL 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JUL 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JUL 17.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL STORM BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 33.4N 63.9W 995 MB 
MOVING NNE AT 8 KT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 60W AND 67W S TO SW WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W TO 20 KT BETWEEN 64W AND 67W. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN 60W AND 64W...AND TO 8 FT BETWEEN 64W AND 67W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 58W AND 65W SW TO W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W SW TO W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE S OF 16N ALONG 44W WITH ASSOCIATED 1010 MB 
LOW NEAR 12N44W MOVING W 12 KT. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF
LOW NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. WITHIN 90 NM SE AND 60 NM SW 
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 20N
E OF 55W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 48W S OF 17N WITH 
ASSOCIATED 1009 MB LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
12N48W. WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 21N E OF 65W
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53W S OF 18N WITH 
ASSOCIATED 1008 MB LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
12N53W. WITHIN 240 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 61W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 80W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 13N E OF 64W E WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

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

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.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.