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FZNT02 KNHC 022102
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SAT AUG 02.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 03.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 04.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLC AND CARIBBEAN TROPICAL STORM WARNING... 

.TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 18.4N 68.5W 1010 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG
02 MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS AND 90 NM NE QUADRANT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 120 
NM E SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM E AND 60 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 330 NM NE QUADRANT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E AND
120 NM W SEMICIRCLES.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 22.5N 72.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 
120 NM E AND WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 28.0N 74.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
120 NM NE AND WITHIN 75 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM NE AND 75 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE
AND WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 34.0N 70.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 38.5N 63.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 43.5N 53.0W.
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 12N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 15.5N BETWEEN 68 AND 74 E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.