000 FZNT31 KNHC 011557 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1157 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2014 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. 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. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCATED NEAR 14.0N 58.9W AT 1500 UTC...MOVING W-NW AT 18 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND LATE...MOVE NW ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND SAT...THEN THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT BEFORE CONTINUING MORE NW TO N ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THEN A NE PATH INTO THE OPEN SW N ATLC THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE...FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...INCREASING TO STRONG TRADES EACH NIGHT ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 38N61W TO PALM BEACH FLORIDA WILL SHIFT N TO CAPE CANAVERAL EARLY THIS WEEKEND. NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM BERTHA MOVING ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW AND ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY NEAR 12N55W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND NE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND SAT...THEN THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE AND ACROSS FAR NE PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAT NIGHT BEFORE CONTINUING MORE NW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS SUN THEN RECURVE N-NW THEN N ACROSS THE SW N ATLC JUST E OF THE BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON AND EXIT OFF TO THE N-NE TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.