000 FZNT23 KNHC 082055 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 22.7N 54.8W 980 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 85 KT. BERTHA WILL MOVE TO 23.6N 56.0W AT 2 AM EDT WED AND CONTINUE TO NEAR 24.8N 57.4W AT 2 PM EDT WED WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA. NE SWELLS FROM BERTHA OVER THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF 17N WILL 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. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. .SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N E OF 56W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE...60 NM SE...45 NM SW AND 75 NM QUADRANTS OF BERTHA. HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 85 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE...180 NM SE...150 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER. HIGHEST SEAS OF 35 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 EARLY 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 SUN...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 THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA SE OF AREA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD REMAINING E OF AREA. A RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 29N WED...TO NEAR 28N THU AND FRI...THEN EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA ON SAT AND EXTEND E TO W ALONG 25N SUN. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 08 2008 .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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...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 BECOMING NW 10 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON