000 FZNT23 KNHC 062109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 06 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. AMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA E OF AREA NEAR 18.1N 47.0W WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG 17 KT. BERTHA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE AND MOVE INTO THE NE PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON NIGHT. BERTHA THEN TRACKS WNW EXITING THE AREA WED MORNING. LONG PERIOD NE SWELL FROM BERTHA WILL SPREAD W ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS TONIGHT NIGHT REACHING THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES LATE MON. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W WILL MOVE W 17 KT TO ALONG 80W MON AND MOVE THOUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE FAR E ATLC WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 55W LATE THU NIGHT AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-070330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 06 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A FEW TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-070330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 06 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 10N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-070330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 66W EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W OF 70W LATE MON. A FEW TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .TUE THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT EXPOSED NE ATLC PASSAGING TUE AFTERNOON INTO WED. $$ AMZ087-070330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 06 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N E OF 61W MON NIGHT INTO WED AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT AND 20 TO 30 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL LATE MON. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT OR LESS MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL LATE MON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 75 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER OF BERTHA. HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS OF 25 FT OVER NE QUADRANT OF BERTHA. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM N AND WITHIN 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE WED. N OF 19N W OF 62W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT WED AND SE 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...AN ATLC RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO 28N81W WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 30N MON AND TUE THEN SHIFT S AGAIN WED AND THU. TROPICAL STORM BERTHA SE OF AREA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE AND TRACK NORTHWARD ACROSS THE E EASTERN WATERS THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-070330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN JUL 06 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 68W THU AND FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 68W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. NW OF RIDGE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT N OF 24N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF BERTHA. $$ FORECASTER NELSON