000 FZNT23 KNHC 050906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL E OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WNW ACROSS THE NE PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE AND EXIT THE AREA LATE IN THE DAY. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W SHOULD MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 82W EARLY SUN AND W OF AREA MON. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W SHOULD MOVE W 15 KT INTO THE E CARIBBEAN TODAY AND ALONG 66W EARLY SUN...72W EARLY TUE...AND INTO THE W CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN LATER TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT GULF OF HONDURAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AREA WIDE TUE. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TUE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SUN...HIGHEST E. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS N OF 10N INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN AND VARIABLE S OF 10N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL LATE SUN . .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL TUE. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 10N AND VARIABLE MOSTLY W TO NW 10 KT OR LESS OF 10N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE MOSTLY W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT LATE SUN EXCEPT TO 25 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 17N E OF 69W AND N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AREA WIDE TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE TUE. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT ATLC PASSAGES LATE TUE. .WED...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N TUE... .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 57W LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 57W SUN NIGHT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N. .MON...N OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 60W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT E OF 60W IN NE SWELL LATE. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 60W BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF BERTHA. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 270 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM NW QUADRANT...AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 33 KT E OF 62W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT E OF 62W. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF BERTHA. .WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF BERTHA. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 61W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 19N W OF 61W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF BERTHA. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA SHOULD MOVE LITTLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL E OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE E CENTRAL PART OF THE ARE BY WED NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N E OF 68W LATE WED... .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW NEAR FLORIDA E COAST. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXPECT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR FL E COAST. N OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR FL E COAST. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS TUE EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO E E OF 70W LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SE...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR FLORIDA E COAST. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E E OF 70W LATE TUE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS E OF 70W LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL LATE TUE AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR FLORIDA COAST. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF BERTHA. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 270 NM NE QUADRANT...210 NW QUADRANT...90 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E E OF 74W LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 74W LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF BERTHA. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN