000 FZNT23 KNHC 121440 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 12 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. AMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W S OF 16N IS MOVING W 15 KT AND WILL BE NEAR 78W THIS EVENING...81W SUN MORNING...84W SUN EVENING...THEN WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA 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 AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-122130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 19N W OF 84W. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-122130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-122130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 13N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N E OF 70W. .TUE AND WED...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT E OF WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF WAVE. $$ AMZ087-122130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 10N. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N 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 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 14N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N. .WED...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ AMZ088-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 29.9N 62.6W 976 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING N AT 2 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY N THEN NE THROUGH MON WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS STAYING E OF 65W. LONG PERIOD NE TO E SWELLS GENERATED BY BERTHA WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECAY ACROSS AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRES NEAR 28N72W WILL SLIDE SE WITH A RIDGE BUILDING ALONG 26N MON THEN TO 28N TUE AND WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS FROM 31N79W TO N FLORIDA TODAY THEN DISSIPATE OFF THE CAROLINAS SUN. $$ AMZ080-122130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 28N E OF 66W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 67W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 76W. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 24N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N 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 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 24N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CHRISTENSEN