000 FZNT23 KNHC 150859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 67W S OF 18N IS MOVING W AT 15 KT. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 72W TUE NIGHT...NEAR 78W WED NIGHT...AND ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA BY EARLY FRI. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS E OF THE AREA ALONG 45W S OF 18N WITH A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 12N45W...AND IS MOVING W AT 13 KT. THE WAVE AND LOW WILL DELIVER INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS TO THE THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS BY WED AFTERNOON...AND THE LESSER ANTILLES THU. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N W OF 85W INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PART. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT N OF 12N W OF 68W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 13N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 13N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR THE S AMERICAN COAST. .FRI AND SAT...FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WED S OF 18N. .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. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCATED ABOUT 190 NM NNE OF BERMUDA AT 5 AM EDT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH THU. OTHERWISE...A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL LIFT N TO ALONG 28N BY WED...AND BE REPLACED BY A HIGH CENTER NEAR 28N72W ON THU. BROAD LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA AND THE SE U.S. COAST SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE THIS WEEK. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 74W. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 76W. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 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. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN