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FZNT02 KNHC 031020
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1030 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0600 UTC SUN AUG 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON AUG 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE AUG 05.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 20.9N 71.1W 1012 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG
03 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW
QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 30 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. MONA 
PASSAGE N OF 17.5N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 360 NM NE...180 NM SE...0 NM SW...AND 
90 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 25.6N 74.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM NE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 20 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 240 NM NE AND E 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 32.0N 72.7W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 150 NM 
NE...120 NM SE...30 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 
27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM SE AND 120 NM NW SEMICIRCLES 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. OVER REMAINING FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 240 NM SE AND 300 SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 37.8N 66.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 42.5N
58.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 46.0N
47.3W. 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. 

.ATLC FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN 42W AND 47W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15.5N TO 21N BETWEEN 46W AND 57W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 57W AND 61W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 67W AND 76W E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 76W AND 79W 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 13.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W NE 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. 
FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN E SWELL.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.