000 FZNT23 KNHC 131534 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 88W S OF 20N IS MOVING W AT 15 KT AND WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CARIBBEAN AND BE NEAR 92W BY MON MORNING. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 57W IS MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT AND WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE ISLANDS ON MON...PASSING 70W ON WED MORNING...AND WILL BE MOVING INTO E PANAMA ON THU. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE...CURRENTLY ALONG 37W IS MOVING W AT 15 KT AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA LATE THU. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING SE PART WED. .THU...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING W. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 11N 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 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 13N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 70W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 14N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF WAVE. .WED AND THU...N OF 14N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WAVE. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA IS LOCATED NEAR 30.2N 63.0W WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 988 MB AT 1500 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. BERTHA HAS BEGUN TO MOVE NW AT 2 KT AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY N THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS STAYING JUST E OF 65W. LONG PERIOD NE TO E SWELLS GENERATED BY BERTHA WILL SLOWLY DECAY ACROSS AREA THROUGH MON. ELSEWHERE...THE SFC RIDGE S OF BERTHA AND E OF THE TROUGHING OFF THE SE COAST WILL BUILD AS IT SHIFTS NW THRU WED...WITH RIDGING EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE REGION ON THU. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 AND E 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 25 N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 24N AND 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 73W 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 SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 70W. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 76W SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27 SW TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT INCREASING TO 7 FT SE PART AND EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25 N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK