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FZNT02 KNHC 021019
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1030 UTC SAT AUG 02 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SAT AUG 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN AUG 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 04.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC AND CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING... 
.TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 16.3N 64.9W 1008 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 
02 MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE 
QUADRANT...30 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 40 NM NW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT OF 
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM 
SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN 330 NM NM NE AND 270 NM SE QUADRANTS 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED 
SQUALLS AND TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 270 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 
WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 20.0N 70.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
180 NM NE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS 
WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 25.0N 73.9W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 
180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM 
E AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN 240 NM NE AND 90 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 31.0N 72.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 36.0N 67.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 40.0N 58.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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. 

.ATLC FROM 18N TO 22N E OF 40W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 
FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16.5N TO 20N BETWEEN 40W AND 48W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 50W AND 61W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14.5N TO 20.5N 
BETWEEN 45W AND 64W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 69W AND 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. EXCEPT AS NOTED IN 
WARNINGS...MONA PASSAGE N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11.5N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 67W AND 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.