000 FZNT31 KNHC 021530 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 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 17.2N 66.7W 1008 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W-NW OR 295 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. BERTHA IS NEAR THE S COAST OF PUERTO RICO AND WILL MOVE NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE AND OVER THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS EVENING EXITING TO THE NW LATE TONIGHT. AN ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN IN THE WAKE OF BERTHA TO MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN INCREASING TO STRONG TRADES EACH NIGHT ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA....EXCEPT NEAR GALE FORCE EXPECTED ON MON NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...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. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TROPICAL STORM BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NW ACROSS THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS EVENING AND THEN OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS AND EXTREME SE BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN THEN TURNING N AND PASSING E OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON STRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE MON MORNING...THEN TURNING N-NE AND PASSING BEYOND 31N72W BY TUE MORNING. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .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. .SUN THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.