000 FZNT23 KNHC 052038 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA E OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE AS IT TRACKS NW ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W WILL MOVE W 15 KT THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY MON MORNING. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W WILL MOVE W 18 KT TO ALONG 73W SUN...80W MON...AND THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE AND TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW TSTMS S OF 20N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR WAVE. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .TONIGHT AND 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 TUE...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. .WED AND THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED AND THU...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N MON NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WED... .TONIGHT AND 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 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART LATE. .MON THROUGH WED...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE 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 21 FT OVER THE NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT THEN SHIFTING TO S OVER E PART TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 150 NM N OF BERTHA. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL MEANDER FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL E OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE AND MOVE NW INTO THE EASTERN WATERS WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 72W WED NIGHT AND THU... .TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...HURRICANE 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 WITHIN 300 NM N AND WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT OVER 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. ELSEWHERE 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