000
FZNT02 KNHC 181522
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC FRI JUL 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT JUL 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN JUL 20.

.WARNINGS.
.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC TROPICAL STORM BERTHA N OF AREA NEAR 35.5N 53.0W 995 MB 
MOVING NE AT 16 KT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 48W AND 59W S TO SW WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL N OF AREA NEAR 41.0N
46.8W. N OF 28N BETWEEN 49W AND 55W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC LOW 31N 81W 1012 MB MOVING NNE 5 KT. N OF 29N W OF 77W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW N OF AREA. N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC FROM S OF 22N BETWEEN 64W AND 74W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 24N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE S OF 19N ALONG 70W WITH AN ASSOCIATED 
LOW NEAR 14N71W 1008 MB MOVING W AT 15 KT. N OF 12N BETWEEN WAVE 
AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 11N E OF 
WAVE TO 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 66W 
E TO SE 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 15N77W 1007 
MB. N OF 13N W OF WAVE TO 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. N OF 12N E OF WAVE 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W WITH ASSOCIATED 
LOW...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR 18N83W 1007 MB. N OF 16N 
W OF WAVE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 12N E OF WAVE 
TO 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 86W WITH ASSOCIATED LOW INLAND 
OVER HONDURAS 1009 MB. FROM 14N TO 21N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL WAVE INLAND ALONG 92W. S OF 19N W OF 
85W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO 18 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 93W NE 
TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W E WINDS 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 CANGIALOSI. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.