000
FZNT02 KNHC 151542
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE JUL 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED JUL 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JUL 17.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL STORM BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 35.6N 62.7W 995 MB AT 
1500 UTC MOVING NNE AT 10 KT. N OF 30N BETWEEN 59W AND 66W S TO 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 36.4N 61.8W.
N OF 30N BETWEEN 58W AND 64W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 36.2N 60.7W.  
N OF 30N BETWEEN 56W AND 62W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 34.1N 
58.2W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 54W AND 62W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N BETWEEN 46W AND 
65W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

.ATLC TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 48W WITH ASSOCIATED 1012 MB 
LOW NEAR 13N48W MOVING W 15 KT. WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 21N E OF 63W 
NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W S OF 17N WITH 
ASSOCIATED 1010 MB LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N52W. WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 22N E OF 65W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W S OF 18N WITH 
ASSOCIATED 1010 MB LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
14N57W. WITHIN 240 NM N AND 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF LOW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 12N TO 19N E OF 62W NE 
TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.ATLC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N W OF 70W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS
THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 17N W OF 84W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 65W AND 81W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 13N E OF 65W 
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 COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.