000 FZNT23 KNHC 100952 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU JUL 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE BERTHA LOCATED WELL NNE OF THE AREA ARE CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE NE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. THESE SWELLS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W S OF 14N IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 60W TONIGHT...TO NEAR 64W FRI NIGHT...TO NEAR 69W BY SAT AFTERNOON...AND THROUGH W CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W...CORRECTED 530 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 79W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. S OF 18N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .MON...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR THE COAST. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT E OF 77W...AND TO 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 77W AND 81W. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TODAY...S OF 18N W OF 71W AND S OF 14N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 64W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N W OF 70W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON. S OF 16N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TODAY...N OF 19N E OF 57W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 19N W OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N W OF 57W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 11N. .MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PART. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA E OF AREA NEAR 26.0N 59.4W 970 MB AT 5 AM EDT...OR ABOUT 545 NM SE OF BERMUDA...IS MOVING NW AT 8 KT. BERTHA IS FORECAST TO REMAIN E AND NE OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS GENERATED BY BERTHA SHOULD CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE NE PART OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. A RIDGE FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL FL WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 28N THROUGH FRI NIGHT ...AND FROM 31N69W TO S FL SAT THROUGH MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS MON AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE SE UNITED STATES COAST. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TODAY...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 29N. S OF 23N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 20N. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS... AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR MAINLY N OF 20N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT MON. N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE