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MIMATS

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT WED JUL 9 2008

MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W.

HURRICANE BERTHA IS CENTERED ABOUT 600 NAUTICAL MILES SE OF 
BERMUDA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND IS MOVING WNW ABOUT 10 KT. 
AFTER DAYBREAK BERTHA DEVELOPED A SMALL EYE AND THE HURRICANE IS 
INTENSIFYING. THE SEAS ARE HIGHEST OVER THE N SEMICIRCLE AND 
MEASURE AN ESTIMATED 28 FEET AS INDICATED BY THE GFDL WAVEWATCH 
3 MODEL. BUOY 41043 LOCATED ABOUT 150 NAUTICAL MILES N OF PUERTO 
RICO IS REPORTING NORTHERLY 8 FOOT SWELLS WITH COMBINED SEAS AS 
HIGH AS 10 FEET. OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN E WINDS ARE IN THE 20 TO 
25 KT RANGE AS INDICATED BY A 1100 UTC QUIKSCAT PASS AND ARE 
FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO AS HIGH AS 30 KT OFF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS 
FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES E COAST ON SUNDAY OR 
MONDAY.

WARNINGS...

ATLANTIC...
NONE.

CARIBBEAN...
NONE.

GULF OF MEXICO...
NONE.

.FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.