000
FZNT02 KNHC 171001
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU JUL 17 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 THU JUL 17.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUL 18.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JUL 19.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL STORM BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 34.5N 59.2W 997 MB 
MOVING SE AT 9 KT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 68W SW TO W WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 34.0N 
58.0W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 50W AND 68W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 34.5N 
55.7W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 47W AND 61W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL N OF AREA NEAR 
38.4N 50.2W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 48W AND 55W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL.

.ATLC FROM 15N TO 26N E OF 43W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 13N TO 21N W OF 55W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS 
THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N W OF 52W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.ATLC FROM S OF 21N BETWEEN 65W AND 73W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W WITH AN ASSOCIATED LOW PRES 
NEAR 12N63W 1009 MB MOVING W AT 18 KT. N OF 15N BETWEEN 62W AND 
65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW 
PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N70W 1008 MB. N OF 14N 
E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS BETWEEN 
70W AND 75W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 77W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW 
PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N77W 1007 MB. N OF 13N 
E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 13N TO 
20N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 
20N NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 81W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW 
PRES NEAR 12N81W 1011 MB. FROM 13N TO 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 81W NE TO 
E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG NICARAGUAN COAST NEAR 83W 
WITH ASSOCIATED LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 
13N43W 1009 MB. FROM 14N TO 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 86W SE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N W OF 80W SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE AND LOW PRES W OF AREA. S OF 19N 
W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N E OF 93W E WINDS TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS LESS THAN 8 
FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.