000 FZNT23 KNHC 102100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...NE SWELLS GENERATED BY ATLANTIC HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 27.2N 60.8W 980 MB AT 5 PM 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 TONIGHT AND FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 62W S OF 14N TONIGHT IS MOVING W 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 68W FRI EVENING...TO 74W SAT EVENING...AND ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-110330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-110330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .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 BUILDING 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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-110330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-110330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA IS LOCATED E OF THE FORECAST AREA NEAR 27.2N 60.8W 980 MB AT 5 PM EDT...OR ABOUT 375 NM SE OF BERMUDA...AND MOVING NW AT 8 KT. BERTHA WILL MOVE TO 29.0N 62.2W FRI AFTERNOON...TO 30.5N 62.5W SAT AFTERNOON...AND TO 31.5N62.5W SUN AFTERNOON. BERTHA WILL REMAIN N OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH TUE. NE AND E SWELLS GENERATED BY BERTHA WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST ZONE THROUGH TUE. A RIDGE FROM 31N65W INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS SUN AND MOVE TO NEAR 31N78W 28N81W ON TUE. $$ AMZ080-110330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 26N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. 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. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. REMAINDER OF AREA 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 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CAB