000 FZNT23 KNHC 051510 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA E OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE MOVE W NW ACROSS THE NE WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W WILL MOVE W 15 KT THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS SUN. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W WILL MOVE W 18 KT TO ALONG 73W SUN...80W MON...AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE. $$ AMZ082-052130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW TSTMS S OF 20N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR WAVE. .WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-052130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE...MOSTLY N...WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ086-052130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES LATE TUE. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-052130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 64W MON NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WED... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 60W LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF BERTHA. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 300 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 180 S SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 27 FT NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 150 NM N OF BERTHA. .WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF BERTHA SHIFTING N OF AREA WED MORNING. RADIUS OF SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE SHIFTING N OF AREA BY WED AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF BERTHA SHIFTING N OF AREA BY NOON. $$ AMZ088-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL MEANDER FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL E OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE A HURRICANE AND MOVE INTO THE SE WATERS WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-052130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 70W WED NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 125 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF BERTHA. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 300 N AND WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 27 FT NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N OF BERTHA. $$ FORECASTER NELSON