000 FZNT23 KNHC 042046 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL E OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW ACROSS THE NE PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 17N ALONG 85W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT AND EARLY SAT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 74W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 80W SAT...85W SUN AND W OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W WILL MOVE 15 KT INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT AND ALONG 67W SUN...75W MON...80W TUE AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS WED. $$ AMZ082-050330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N W OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ084-050330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-050330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N ALONG WAVE. .SAT...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N ALONG WAVE. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN EXPOSED NE ATLC PASSAGES BRIEFLY TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ087-050330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 ...TROPICAL STORMS CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 60W MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUN NIGHT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N AND WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF BERTHA. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT MON NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO THE S BY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 18N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 180 OF BERTHA. .WED...N OF 19N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA WILL CHANGE LITTLE THOUGH PERIOD. FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL CONTINUE S OF 23N INTO NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-050330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 27N TO 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A FEW TSTMS NW PART. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 27N TO 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 27N TO 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER NELSON