000 FZNT23 KNHC 110251 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...NE SWELL GENERATED BY HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 27.7N 61.2W 980 MB AT 11 PM EDT SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVER THE NE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT AND FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W S OF 14N TONIGHT IS MOVING W 15 KT AND WILL MOVE TO NEAR 70W FRI EVENING...TO 75W SAT EVENING ...AND INTO THE W CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE S OF 14N ALONG 38W TONIGHT SHOULD REACH THE LESSER ANTILLES EARLY MON AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT W TO NW S OF 10N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE SUN EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE S OF 10N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR SHORE. .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. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR SHORE COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF 72W AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 72W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT W OF 72W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE SUN AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 72W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SUN. FROM 14N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS S OF 10N SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA...LOCATED E OF THE FORECAST AREA NEAR 27.7N 61.2W 980 MB AT 11 PM EDT...OR ABOUT 335 NM SE OF BERMUDA...IS MOVING NW AT 7 KT. BERTHA SHOULD SLOWLY MOVE N THE AND REMAIN NE OF THE FORECAST AREA BEFORE GRADUALLY RECURVING SAT AND SUN. LONG PERIOD NE TO E SWELL GENERATED BY BERTHA WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. A RIDGE FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT SHOULD SHIFT SLOWLY SE THROUGH SAT...AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES BUT STALLS OVER THE SE STATES MON AND BECOMES DIFFUSE LATER MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST E. S OF RIDGE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF RIDGE AXIS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE S OF RIDGE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF RIDGE AXIS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR SHORE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 29N W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 30N E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW WATERS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NW WATERS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW NEAR FLORIDA SE COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW WATERS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NW WATERS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART AND NEAR FLORIDA COAST. .TUE...N OF 29N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS MOSTLY S OF 22N AND NEAR FLORIDA COAST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN