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FZNT02 KNHC 011612
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                           
1630 UTC FRI AUG 01 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 01.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 02.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN AUG 03.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 14.0N 58.9W 1008 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 
01 MOVING W NW OR 295 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 
KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND 
SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...100 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 0 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 16.6N 64.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 75 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 20.9N 70.4W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
75 NM NE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 15 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 26.0N 74.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 31.5N 72.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 36.5N 65.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.
                        
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 15N TO 16N BETWEEN 72W 
AND 76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.