000 FZNT23 KNHC 112107 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 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. AMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W S OF 16N IS MOVING W NEAR 15 KT AND WILL BE NEAR 75W SAT...AND NEAR 80W SUN...THEN WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA MON AND TUE. STRONG TRADES OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL EXPAND W THROUGH SUN AND MON BEHIND THE WAVE THEN DIMINISH ON TUE. ANOTHER STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN...CROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES MON...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. A SECOND STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-120330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-120330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED...N OF 12N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-120330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W AND S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 14N E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING E PART MON. .TUE AND WED...W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF WAVE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR AND E OF WAVE. $$ AMZ087-120330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 13N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 15N TO 19N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 28.9N 62.2W 976 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING SLOWLY NW OR 335 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAS SLIGHTLY INCREASED TO 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY SLOW DURING THE NEXT 2 TO 3 DAYS WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS STAYING E OF 65W. LONG PERIOD NE TO E SWELLS GENERATED BY BERTHA WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS MUCH AREA AND SUBSIDE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRES NEAR 28N73W WILL SLIDE SE AND LIE NEAR 27N68W SUN THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN THEN MOVE BACK INLAND EARLY MON. $$ AMZ080-120330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N E OF 67W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N E OF 67W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 76W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .TUE...S OF 26N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .WED...S OF 26N E OF THE BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF THE BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR