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FZNT02 KNHC 041536
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
1630 UTC SUN AUG 3 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC SUN AUG 03. 
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON AUG 04. 
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 05.

.WARNINGS.

...ATLANTIC HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 27.6N 73.6W 998 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 04 
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT 
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE...100 
NM SE...30 NM SW AND 40 NM NW QUADRANTS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 180 NM NE...120 NM SE...70 NM SW AND 150 NM NW QUADRANTS 
WITH SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 120 NM SW 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 33.4N 72.1W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 140 NM NE...100 NM SE...30 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS. 
OVER FORECAST WATERS SEAS 12 FT WITHIN 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 39.0N 65.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE...130 NM SE...80 NM SW AND 60 NM NW 
QUADRANTS. CONDITIONS N OF AREA.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 45.0N 
55.0W. 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 49.0N 
45.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 49.0N 
33.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 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 18N BETWEEN 55W AND 61W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11.5N TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 16N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER MUNDELL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.