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FZNT02 KNHC 050243
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
0430 UTC TUE AUG 05 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC TUE AUG 05.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 06.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 07.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 31.3N 73.1W 1001 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 05
MOVING N NE OR 015 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...110 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...120 NM NW
QUADRANT AND 180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO SEAS TO 29 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN 180 NM NE AND WITHIN 240 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 36.6N 68.8W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE. 
CONDITIONS N OF FORECAST AREA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 42.1N 58.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...60 NM NW QUADRANT AND
150 NM SE QUADRANT. CONDITIONS N OF FORECAST AREA.
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 47.5N
47.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 48.5N
31.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 49.5N
15.0W. 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 S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 18N BETWEEN
74W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE
TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N
TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO
17N BETWEEN 71W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 90 NM OF 13N77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.