000 FZNT23 KNHC 060242 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA E OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE TUE NIGHT AS IT TRACKS WNW ACROSS THE N PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH THU. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 81W TONIGHT WILL MOVE W 15 KT THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY MON MORNING. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W WILL MOVE W ABOUT 15 KT TO ALONG 71W SUN...77W MON...83W TUE...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN ON WED. $$ AMZ082-060930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS OVER THE SW PART. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-060930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-060930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-060930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N MON NIGHT THROUGH THU... .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 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 SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 180 S SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS 21 FT OVER THE NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN BANDS WITHIN 150 NM N OF BERTHA. .WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED NW PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N WINDS 20 TO 33 FT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA TONIGHT WILL MOVE SLOWLY N THROUGH MON AND THEN BE POSITIONED ALONG 30N TUE THROUGH THU. TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WELL E OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE AS IT ENTERS THE E PART OF THE FORECAST ZONE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-060930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT JUL 05 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 28N E OF 71W WED AND THU... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS OVER THE N BAHAMAS. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 28N E OF 71W. ELSEWHERE S OF 30N E OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 73W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF BERTHA. $$ FORECASTER CAB