000 FZNT23 KNHC 130833 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W S OF 16N IS MOVING W 20 KT AND WILL BE NEAR 82W THIS AFTERNOON...85W TONIGHT...88W MON... THEN WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 53W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY...BE NEAR 58W TONIGHT...CROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES MON...BE OVER THE E CARIBBEAN NEAR 65W MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING SE PART WED. .THU...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING W. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 S OF 14N W OF 76W. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. 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 AND THU...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 TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .TODAY...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 13N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 70W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 14N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF WAVE. .WED AND THU...N OF 14N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .TODAY...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 13N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S AND CENTRAL PARTS. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA IS STATIONARY NEAR 29.8N 62.5W 985 MB AT 5 AM EDT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY N THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS STAYING JUST E OF 65W. LONG PERIOD NE TO E SWELLS GENERATED BY BERTHA WILL SLOWLY DECAY ACROSS AREA THROUGH MON. ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRES NEAR 28N71W WILL SLIDE SE WITH A RIDGE BUILDING ALONG 26N MON THEN TO 28N TUE THROUGH THU. SW WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE NW WATERS MON AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER GEORGIA. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 67W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 IN SQUALLS N OF 28N E OF 67W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 67W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. 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 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 75W MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 70W. .TUE...S OF 24N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .WED AND THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT FAR S PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW AND FAR SE PARTS. $$ FORECASTER BERG