901
FZNT02 KNHC 221509
HSFAT2
HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC WED JUL 22 2026
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 AMERICA
SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC WED JUL 22.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU JUL 23.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI JUL 24.
.WARNINGS.
..GULF OF AMERICA TROPICAL STORM WARNING
.TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 29.8N 88.6W 998 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL
22 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE AND SW
QUADRANTS...40 NM NW QUADRANT AND 90 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...45 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 15 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 29N84W TO 31N86W TO 30N89W TO 26N90W TO 26N88W TO 27N86W
TO 29N84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA OVER WATER NEAR 29.5N
92.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITHIN 40 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM
SW QUADRANT...AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N88W TO
29N91W TO 30N93W TO 27N94W TO 27N91W TO 28N88W TO 30N88W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW BERTHA INLAND NEAR
29.0N 98.7W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. CONDITIONS
IMPROVE OVER FORECAST WATERS. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS
THAN 2.5 M.
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 WITHIN 22N35W TO 22N39W TO 19N39W TO 18N38W TO 17N35W TO
22N35W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N43W TO 20N45W TO 18N46W TO 17N44W TO
18N39W TO 19N38W TO 21N43W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN NE TO E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.CARIBBEAN WITHIN 15N75W TO 16N78W TO 12N82W TO 11N81W TO 10N77W
TO 12N74W TO 15N75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M
IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N69W TO 13N76W TO 10N79W TO 12N73W TO
11N71W TO 12N68W TO 14N69W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF VENEZUELA...
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N71W TO 17N75W TO 14N79W TO 13N80W TO
13N73W TO 13N70W TO 16N71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0
M IN E TO SE SWELL.
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.
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