000 FZNT23 KNHC 101504 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...NE SWELLS GENERATED BY ATLANTIC HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 26.5N 60.2W 977 MB AT 11 AM EDT JUL 10 IS CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE NE ATLC PASSAGES AND THE N PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC FORECAST ZONE. SWELLS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W S OF 14N THIS AFTERNOON IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 66W FRI AFTERNOON... TO 72W SAT AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-102130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 79W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-102130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .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. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-102130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 65W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-102130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 12N. .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. $$ AMZ088-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA IS LOCATED E OF THE FORECAST AREA NEAR 26.5N 60.2W 977 MB AT 11 AM EDT...OR ABOUT 435 NM SE OF BERMUDA...AND MOVING NW AT 8 KT. BERTHA WILL MOVE TO 27.5N 61.0W THIS EVENING...29.5N 62.0W FRI EVENING...AND TO 31.5N 62.0W SUN MORNING. BERTHA WILL REMAIN N OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MON. NE AND E SWELLS GENERATED BY BERTHA WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST ZONE THROUGH MON. A RIDGE FROM 31N65W INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS SUN AND MOVE TO 31N78W 28N81W ON MON. $$ AMZ080-102130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 26N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE NW PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 28N E OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 28N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB