000 FZNT23 KNHC 141451 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 14 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. AMZ089-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE AT 64 W IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE W AT 20 KT AND REACH 75W TUE NIGHT...81W WED NIGHT...AND INTO NICARAGUA THU. FARTHER E...A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WITH AN ACCOMPANYING 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND ALONG 42W. THE WAVE/LOW COMPLEX SHOULD REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS THU AFTERNOON AND THE LESSER ANTILLES FRI MORNING PRODUCING AN INCREASE IN WINDS...SEAS AND THUNDERSTORMS. $$ AMZ082-142130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT E PART. S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18 N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL WED. S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WED BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU AND FRI IN E SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 80 W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU AND FRI. N OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WED AND THU BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 BY FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-142130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 12N. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11 N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WED. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-142130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 68W. .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 70W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 14N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-142130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 19N AND 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 19N E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-142130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA...LOCATED NEAR 31.6N 63.8W WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 990 MB...IS MOVING NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 5 KT AT 8 AM EDT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. BERTHA WILL BEGIN MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE N TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN NE AND THEN E BY WED. ON THIS TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN JUST E OF 65W AND BE PULLING FARTHER N AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA. ELSEWHERE ...RIDGE AXIS ALONG 25N SHOULD BEGIN LIFTING N TUE AND EXTEND TO 28N BY WED AND THU. BROAD LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA AND SE U.S. COAST SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE THIS WEEK. $$ AMZ080-142130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 67W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEFORE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 70W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 75W. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK