000 FZNT23 KNHC 142100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W S OF 18N IS MOVING W AT 15 KT. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 70W TUE AFTERNOON...NEAR 80W THU MORNING...AND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA BY EARLY FRI. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE IS E OF THE AREA ALONG 44W S OF 18N WITH A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 12N44W. IT IS MOVING W AT 12 KT. THE WAVE AND LOW SHOULD REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS THU AFTERNOON AND THE LESSER ANTILLES FRI BRINGING AN INCREASE TO WIND AND SEAS ALONG WITH AN INCREASE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N W OF 80W NE TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BY SAT. E OF 81W BETWEEN 18N AND 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 O 8 FT ON SAT. W OF 81W S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU AND TO 10 FT ON SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT PART LATE WED. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 12N E OF 79W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E PORTION LATE. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 14N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N W OF 69W 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .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 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 12N TO 19N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FROM 13N TO 16N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 33.0N 64.1W 995 MB AT 2100 UTC IS MOVING N OR 350 DEGREES AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. BERTHA HAS SLIGHTLY INCREASED ITS FORWARD MOTION..AND SHOULD CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUE FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE NE AND THEN E BY WED. ON THIS TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN JUST E OF 65W AND BE PULLED FARTHER N AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA. ELSEWHERE ...A RIDGE ALONG 25N SHOULD LIFT N TUE AND EXTEND TO ALONG 28N WED AND THU. BROAD LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA AND SE U.S. COAST SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE THIS WEEK. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 77W 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 27N 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 74W. .WED...N OF 27N BETWEEN 71N AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27 N W OF 76W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 71W W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 68N AND 76W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27 N W OF 76W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .THU THOUGH SAT...N OF 24N E OF 74W N TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK