000 FZNT23 KNHC 050248 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL E OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WNW ACROSS THE N PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 81W SAT...86W SUN AND W OF THE AREA MON. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W WILL MOVE W 15 KT INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT AND ALONG 68W SUN...76W MON...AND INTO THE W CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W TONIGHT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 79W TONIGHT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N MON NIGHT THROUGH WED... .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRLCE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF BERTHA. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF BERTHA. .TUE AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N. FROM 18N TO 20N WINDS 20 TO 33 FT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF BERTHA. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA TONIGHT WILL MOVE LITTLE THOUGH SUN AND DRIFT N MON THROUGH WED. TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL E OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE JUST E OF THE SE PART OF THE FORECAST ZONE ON WED. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 04 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CAB