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FZNT02 KNHC 032157
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC SUN AUG 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 05.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 23.3N 73.2W 1012 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG
03 MOVING NW OR 325 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT
GUSTS 50 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE
QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM SE QUADRANT...
AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180
NM E AND WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240
E SEMICIRCLE. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 29.0N 74.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150
NM N AND WITHIN 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT. REMAINDER ATLC WITHIN 240 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 150
NM W SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.  
SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 E SEMICIRCLE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 35.7N 71.2W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...40 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER
WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. OVER FORECAST WATERS 
N OF 29N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 40.5N 63.0W. 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 46.0N
53.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 50.0N
44.0W. 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. 

.ATLC FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 45W AND 55W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N...NE AND SE SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 49W AND 61W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 12N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 12N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 81W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 18N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 18N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 
17N BETWEEN 72W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN
E SWELL.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.