000 FZNT23 KNHC 081453 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 22.1N 53.8W 970 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NW OR 315 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. BERTHA WILL MOVE TO 23.1N 54.9W AT 8 PM EDT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO NEAR 24.3N 56.4W AT 8 AM EDT WED WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA. NE SWELLS FROM BERTHA ARE SPREADING W OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS AND WILL REACH THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THIS AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WED AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE W 20 KT TO ALONG 55W SUNRISE WED AND ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN LATE WED NIGHT...REACHING 68W THU...75W FRI...AND MOVE THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN SAT AND SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-082130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-082130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY 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. $$ AMZ086-082130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-082130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N E OF 56W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...60 NM SE AND 40 NM SW QUADRANTS OF BERTHA. HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 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 N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 33 KT E OF 58W TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE WATERS. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 17N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 20N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 16N TO 20N E WINDS 10 KT. 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 WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA SE OF AREA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD REMAINING E OF AREA. A RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 29N WED...TO NEAR 28N THU AND FRI...THEN EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA ON SAT. $$ AMZ080-082130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 77W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON