000
FZNT02 KNHC 180937
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC FRI JUL 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT JUL 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN JUL 20.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL STORM BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 34.8N 53.7W 997 MB 
MOVING NE AT 15 KT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 49W AND 63W 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 39.0N
48.8W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 49W AND 55W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC N OF 29N W OF 76W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM S OF 21N BETWEEN 65W AND 75W 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.

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

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE S OF 19N ALONG 69W WITH AN ASSOCIATED 
LOW NEAR 13N69W 1008 MB MOVING W AT 17 KT. N OF 13N E OF 69W E 
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 13N BETWEEN 69W 
AND 73W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE S OF 19N ALONG 77W WITH 
ASSOCIATED LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 13N77W 1008 
MB. N OF 12N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. N OF 13N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W WITH ASSOCIATED 
LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 14N84W 1008 MB. N OF 13N 
E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 19N85W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW INLAND 
OVER NE NICARAGUA 1008 MB. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 240 NM NE 
SEMICIRCLE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE INLAND. S OF 19N W OF 85W SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 25N 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 CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.