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FZNT02 KNHC 041021
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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

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 HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 26.1N 73.6W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 
04 MOVING N OR 350 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 0 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...140 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SE QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...150 NM NE 
QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NW AND 45 NM SW QUADRANTS  
OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 20N TO 23N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 72W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 31.9N 72.9W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...100 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 50 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
120 NM NE AND WITHIN 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. 
ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 28.5N BETWEEN 70W AND 74.5W 
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER FORECAST WATERS N 
OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 SE SEMICIRCLE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 37.7N 67.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...130 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT.  CONDITIONS SHIFT N OF AREA. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 43.4N 
57.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. EXTENDED 
OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 47.5N 
47.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 49.5N 
37.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 15N TO 20N BETWEEN 48W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 15N TO 21N BETWEEN 52W AND 65W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 73W AND 76W E TO 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. N OF 15.5N W OF 68W NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 13N 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 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 16N BETWEEN 
72W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.