000 FZNT23 KNHC 150314 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W 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 1010 MB LOW NEAR 12N44W...AND IS MOVING W AT 12 KT. THE WAVE AND LOW SHOULD REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS THU AFTERNOON AND THE LESSER ANTILLES FRI INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N W OF 80W NE TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PART. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL 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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 13N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 13N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR THE S AMERICAN COAST. .FRI AND SAT...FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N E NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 57W LATE TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .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. FROM 12N TO 19N 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 MAINLY S OF 18N. .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 MAINLY S OF 18N. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FROM 13N TO 16N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E PART. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCATED ABOUT 120 NM NE OF BERMUDA AT 11 PM EDT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER INTO THE CENTRAL THROUGH THU. OTHERWISE...A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL LIFT N TO ALONG 28N BY WED...AND BE REPLACED BY A HIGH CENTER NEAR 28N72W ON THU. BROAD LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA AND THE SE U.S. COAST SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE THIS WEEK. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W 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...EXCEPT SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 67W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 30N BETWEEN 65W AND 67W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N E 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY FAR W PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 70W. .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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 68W...AND FAR SE PART. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE