000 FZNT23 KNHC 080305 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA JUST E OF AREA NEAR 20.8N 52.8W 952 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. BERTHA IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE NE PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE MORNING THROUGH EARLY WED...ALONG POSITIONS 21.5N 54.2W TUE MORNING...22.5N 56.0W AT 8 PM TUE...23.5N 58.0W AT 8 AM WED...WITH CONDITIONS N OF AREA WED AFTERNOON. NE SWELLS FROM BERTHA ARE SPREADING W OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS AND EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES TONIGHT AND TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W WILL CONTINUE W AT 20 KT THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT AND W OF AREA LATE TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W 20 KT TO ALONG 55W WED AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN THU AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-080930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 82W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-080930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 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 W OF 80W. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 E SWELL SAT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-080930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 14N TO 17N E OF 70W. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN EXPOSED NE ATLC PASSAGES LATE WED AND THU AND 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N WED AND THU AND S OF 15N W OF 68W FRI. .SAT...S OF 14N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-080930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 21N E OF 59W... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE AND 40 NM SW QUADRANTS OF BERTHA. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS OF 39 FT OVER NE QUADRANT OF BERTHA. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 61W N TO NE 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 TO SW 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 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. $$ AMZ088-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA SE OF AREA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW THROUGH LATE WED...THEN TURN NORTH E OF AREA ALONG 62W THU THROUGH SAT. A RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 29N WED THROUGH FRI WITH A WEAK HIGH PRES DEVELOPING NEAR 28N75W SAT. $$ AMZ080-080930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 07 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 77W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 29N 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL 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 15 TO 20 W TO NW FRI AND SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI AND SAT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW W OF 76W. 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/CANGIALOSI