000 FZNT23 KNHC 090904 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED JUL 09 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. AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA JUST N OF THE NE CORNER OF TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 23.5N 56.5W 987 MB AT 5 AM EDT IS MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 9 KT. BERTHA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 24.2N 57.8W THIS AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 25.4N 59.2W BY LATE TONIGHT. N AND NE SWELLS FROM BERTHA AFFECTING THE E CARIBBEAN AND NRN PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W S OF 14N IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH 55W TONIGHT AND ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN BY EARLY THU MORNING...THEN REACH NEAR 66W THU...NEAR 73W FRI...AND MOVE ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .TODAY...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. .SUN...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PART NEAR COAST. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .TODAY...S OF 17N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 67W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 58W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 21N W OF 58W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 16N TO 21N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 21N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 10N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER OF AREA. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 61W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 62W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA SE OF AREA ABOUT 790 NM SE OF BERMUDA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW THROUGH EARLY FRI MORNING ...THEN TURN NNE LATER ON FRI THROUGH SUN REMAINING E OF AREA. A RIDGE FROM 31N66W TO 29N81W WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 28N LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...AND FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA ON SAT AND SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT... EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 30N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 74W. ISOLATED SHOWERS REMAINDER OF AREA. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART SAT. .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 NW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE