000
FZNT02 KNHC 180346
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI JUL 18 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FRI JUL 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUL 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN JUL 20.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL STORM BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 33.7N 56.0W 997 MB 
MOVING E AT 15 KT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 50W AND 64W SW TO W WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL N OF AREA NEAR 36.7N
51.2W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 49W AND 57W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST N OF 30N BETWEEN 48W AND 53W SW WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 17N TO 27N E OF 38W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W NE TO E  
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM S OF 21N BETWEEN 65W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 79W E TO SE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE S OF 19N ALONG 67W WITH AN ASSOCIATED 
LOW NEAR 13N67W 1009 MB MOVING W AT 20 KT. FROM 12N TO 18N WITHIN
240 NM W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. FROM 14N TO 17N WITHIN 180 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N E OF 73W NE TO E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 
240 NM W OF WAVE FROM 13N TO 17N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 19N ALONG 75W WITH 
ASSOCIATED LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N75W 
1008 MB. FROM 14N TO 18N WITHIN 480 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N WITHIN 180 NM W OF 
WAVE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
13N BETWEEN 64W AND 75W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 81W WITH 
ASSOCIATED LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N81W 
1008 MB. N OF 13N E OF WAVE TO 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N W OF WAVE TO 85W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER AREA N OF 13N BETWEEN 
64W AND 81W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE S OF 21N ALONG 83W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW 
PRES NEAR 13N83W 1010 MB MOVING W 12 KT. FROM 15N TO 20N W OF 
WAVE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 
17N. FROM 13N TO 18N WITHIN 360 NM E WAVE TO 75W E TO SE WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FROM 14N TO 17N 
ON EITHER SIDE OF WAVE...WITHIN 360 NM E AND 240 NM W OF THE 
WAVE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE AND LOW PRES INLAND NEAR 88W. 
FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

.GULF OF MEXICO 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 93W AND 90W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS
LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

$$
.FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.