000 FZNT23 KNHC 071503 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 07 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. AMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA E OF AREA NEAR 19.6N 51.3W 975 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. BERTHA IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE NE PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS EARLY TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WED...ALONG POSITIONS 21.2N 55.5W AT 8 AM TUE... 22.1N 57.5W AT 8 PM TUE...AND CENTER OF AREA NEAR 23.2N 59.2W AT 8AM WED. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS FROM BERTHA ARE SPREADING W OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN REACHING THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES BY SUNSET TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUE MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 80W WILL CONTINUE W AT 20 KT THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W 20 KT TO ALONG 55W WED AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN THU AND NEAR 77W SUNRISE SAT. $$ AMZ082-072130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-072130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 12N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-072130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 65W. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN EXPOSED NE ATLC PASSAGES TUE AFTERNOON INTO WED AND 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT FRI. $$ AMZ087-072130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19N E OF 60W... .THIS AFTERNOON....N OF 16N NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 14N TO 17N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NE PART LATE. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS OF BERTHA. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS OF 32 FT OVER NE QUADRANT OF BERTHA. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 61W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 33 KT TUE AND 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 19N W OF 61W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED.. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH IN N SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER OF BERTHA. .THU...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 30N THROUGH TUE THEN SHIFT BACK S TO ALONG 29N WED THROUGH FRI. HURRICANE BERTHA WELL SE OF AREA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW THROUGH THU...THEN TURN N JUST E OF THE FORECAST WATERS LATE THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-072130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 66W THU AFTERNOON AND FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 75W AND ALSO W OF 77W. .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 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA BECOMING SCATTERED FAR E PORTION FROM 23N TO 26N LATE WED. .THU AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 66W. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT...THEN BECOMING S TO SW NIGHT INTO FRI. 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 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 27N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS FAR E PART N OF 26N. $$ FORECASTER NELSON