000 FZNT23 KNHC 080851 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA JUST E OF AREA NEAR 21.4N 53.3W 955 MB OR ABOUT 675 NM ENE OF THE NRN LEEWARD ISLANDS AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 125 KT. BERTHA WILL REACH TO NEAR 22.2N 54.4W THIS AFTERNOON...AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY NEAR 23.4N 55.9W BY LATE TONIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA. BERTHA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA ON WED AND THROUGH FRI. NE SWELLS FROM BERTHA ARE SPREADING W OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS...AND ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES TODAY THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 83W IS MOVING WNW AT 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF THIS MORNING...AND W OF THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W 20 KT TO ALONG 55W WED...AND IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN THU AND MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WRN CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 28N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 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. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .TODAY...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 72W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES LATE WED AND THU AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N WED AND THU AND S OF 15N W OF 68W FRI. .SAT...S OF 17N W OF 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 21N E OF 56W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT....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 125 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM N SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 150 NM SW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS OF 37 FT OVER NE QUADRANT OF BERTHA. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 58W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 33 KT E OF 57W TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 20N W OF 58W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. FROM 15N TO 20N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT E OF 57W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS FAR NE WATERS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 57W AND S OF 11N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 59W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 20N W OF 59W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL WED NIGHT. FROM 16N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT E OF 60W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED AFTERNOON INTO WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N WATERS EARLY WED. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .THU...S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL LATE. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT N OF 20N E OF 62W AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 62W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 10 KT N OF 20N E OF 61W AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N W OF 61W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N WATERS. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA LOCATED SE OF AREA ABOUT 1035 NM SE OF BERMUDA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN TURN N ALONG 60W THU THROUGH SAT. A RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 29N WED...TO NEAR 28N THU AND FRI...THEN EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO S FL ON SAT. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TONIGHT 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 SHOWERS TSTMS E CENTRAL WATERS WED NIGHT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI AND SAT. N OF 27N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW N OF RIDGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND SAT N OF RIDGE. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI AND TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND SAT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART FRI AND SAT..AND W OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE