000 FZNT23 KNHC 120252 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W S OF 19N IS MOVING W NEAR 15 KT AND WILL BE NEAR 78W LATE SAT...NEAR 84W LATE SUN...AND THEN W OF AREA MON. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES IN THE WAKE OF THE WAVE SHOULD EXPAND ACROSS THE CENTRAL THEN W CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 45W SHOULD MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUN...CROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES MON MORNING...AND THEN MOVE ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. A THIRD...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE SHOULD APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 82W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 82W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE SUN AND 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE MON. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST. .TUE...S OF 18N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AREA WIDE WED. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE SAT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT NEAR SHORE. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 10N AND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR SHORE. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. S OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N E OF 70W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING E PART LATE. .TUE AND WED...W OF WAVE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF WAVE AXIS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 14N LATE EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 10N. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING LATE. .MON AND TUE...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE THE NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DIMINISHING TUE. .WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 29.4N 62.4W 976 MB AT 11 PM EDT IS MOVING NNW AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. BERTHA IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY N AND THEN NE THE NEXT FEW DAYS...ON A TRACK KEEPING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS NE OF THE AREA. LONG PERIOD NE TO E SWELL GENERATED BY BERTHA SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. RIDGE AXIS FROM 30N69W TO S FLORIDA SHOULD SHIFT TO 25N65W TO 26N80W SAT NIGHT...AS A DYING FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE NE FLORIDA COAST SAT AND SUN. A SECOND WEAK FRONT ENTERS THE NW WATERS EARLY TUE AND BECOMES DIFFUSE. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 67W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF RIDGE AXIS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF RIDGE AXIS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 67W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS NEAR NE FLORIDA COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR SHORE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .MON...N OF 29N E OF 67W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N E OF 76W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 25N E OF 76W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW 10 KT NEAR SE FLORIDA COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT NEAR FLORIDA NE COAST. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NW PART. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT OR LESS NEAR SE FLORIDA COAST. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST S...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS NEAR SE FLORIDA COAST. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NW PART. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR FLORIDA NE COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR SE FLORIDA COAST. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS NEAR SE FLORIDA COAST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN