000 FZNT23 KNHC 072103 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA E OF AREA NEAR 20.1N 52.1W 948 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. BERTHA IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE NE PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS EARLY TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WED...ALONG POSITIONS 20.8N 53.6W TONIGHT...21.7N 55.5W AT 2 PM TUE...22.8N 57.4W AT 2 AM WED...WITH CONDITIONS N OF AREA WED AFTERNOON. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS FROM BERTHA ARE SPREADING W OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS AND EXPECTED TO REACH THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUE MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W 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 AND OVER THE W CARIBBEAN SUNRISE SUN. $$ AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN SWELL SAT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 65W. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN EXPOSED NE ATLC PASSAGES TUE AFTERNOON INTO WED AND 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT FRI. .SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 20N E OF 59W... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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 33 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 TUE NIGHT THEN 15 TO 20 KT LATE 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 150 NM 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. .SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL REMAIN ALONG 30N TONIGHT AND TUE THEN SHIFT BACK S TO ALONG 29N WED THROUGH FRI WITH HIGH PRES NEAR 29N74W SAT. HURRICANE BERTHA SE OF AREA TONIGHT IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW THROUGH WED...THEN TURN THU TRACKING NORTHWARD JUST TO THE E OF THE FORECAST WATERS FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 NIGHT...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 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. SCATTERED TSTMS E CENTRAL WATERS WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT FRI...THEN BECOMING SW FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI AND SAT. 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 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND SAT. S OF 27N W OF 70W 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 SAT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS FAR E PART N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER NELSON