000 FZNT31 KNHC 020943 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 543 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. 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. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCATED NEAR 16.3N 64.9W 1008MB AT 5 AM EDT...MOVING W-NW OR 295 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING AND ACROSS THE SW COAST OF PUERTO RICO BY EARLY LATE...THEN ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE AND NE PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BEFORE EXITING TOWARD THE NW LATE TONIGHT AND SUN. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE TO BUILD ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN IN WAKE OF BERTHA TO MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE...FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...INCREASING TO STRONG TRADES EACH NIGHT ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA....EXCEPT NEAR GALE FORCE EXPECTED ON MON NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TROPICAL STORM BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW ACROSS THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE AND NE HISPANIOLA THIS LATE AND LATE THEN TURN MORE NW ACROSS THE TURKS AND CAICOS AND EXTREME SE BAHAMAS TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE TOWARD THE N AND PASSING JUST E OF THE BAHAMIAN ISLAND CHAIN SUN AND MON...THEN TURNING N-NE AND PASSING BEYOND 31N73W ON TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.