000 FZNT23 KNHC 092107 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 24.8N 58.1W 970 MB AT 5 PM EDT...OR 570 NAUTICAL MILES SE OF BERMUDA...MOVING NW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. BERTHA WILL MOVE TO 26.8N 60.2W THU AFTERNOON...29.1N 61.3W FRI AFTERNOON... 31.0N61.5W SAT AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN WELL NE OF THE FORECAST AREA SUN AND MON. N AND NE SWELLS FROM BERTHA AFFECTING THE E CARIBBEAN AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 52W S OF 13N IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO 58W ON THU...64W ON FRI...70W ON SAT...AND INTO THE CENTRAL AND W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ON SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIA COAST. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 20N E OF 62W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN ASSOCIATION WITH BERTHA. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 62W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 24.8N 58.1W 970 MB AT 5 PM EDT...OR 570 NAUTICAL MILES SE OF BERMUDA...MOVING NW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. BERTHA WILL MOVE TO 26.8N 60.2W THU AFTERNOON...29.1N 61.3W FRI AFTERNOON... 31.0N61.5W SAT AFTERNOON...AND WILL MOVE N OF THE FORECAST AREA SUN AND MON. A RIDGE FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO 29N81W TONIGHT WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 28N W OF 70W ON FRI AND SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS SAT AND SUN AND MOVE THROUGH 31N77W TO NE FLORIDA ON MON. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED JUL 09 2008 .TONIGHT AND THU...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST E OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 74W. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E PART. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST E OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST E PART. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CAB