000 FZNT31 KNHC 031515 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1120 AM EDT SUN AUG 3 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 THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW-N AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE WEEK...EXCEPT NEAR GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE...AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ATLC AND INTO SE BAHAMAS IN THE WAKE OF BERTHA. A PAIR OF TROPICAL WAVES WILL MOVE QUICKLY W-NW AROUND 25 KT ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE WEEK...WITH THE FIRST CURRENTLY ALONG 58W. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCATED NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS NEAR 22.2N 72.6W 1012 MB AT 11 AM EDT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 18 KT. BERTHA IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING TO 24.3N 73.7W TONIGHT...27.4N 74.3W MON MORNING...30.7N 73.6W MON NIGHT...THEN N OF THE AREA TO 33.7N 71.7W TUE MORNING. RIDGING WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AFTER THE EXIT OF BERTHA AND ESTABLISH NEARLY E TO W ALONG 26-27N THROUGH THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INSIDE BAHAMAS...AND 8 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT INSIDE BAHAMAS...AND 8 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT NEAR BERTHA. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 17 FT NEAR BERTHA. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 19 FT NEAR BERTHA. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT NEAR BERTHA. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 17 FT NEAR BERTHA. .MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.