000
FZNT02 KNHC 030242
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
0430 UTC SUN AUG 03 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC SUN AUG 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 05.

.WARNINGS.

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 19.5N 69.7W 1010 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
03 MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE
QUADRANT...40 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 
SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLES
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 16N
BETWEEN 66W AND 68W INCLUDING THE MONA PASSAGE SE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 24.1N 73.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E AND WITHIN 30 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH
SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N AND WITHIN 90 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
.ATLC 48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 30.4N 73.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 110 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
120 NM SE AND WITHIN 45 NM NW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM N AND 120 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 180 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND
SE SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 36.0N 69.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 41.0N 60.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 45.0N
50.0W. 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 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 77W AND
81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.