000 FZNT31 KNHC 030337 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1137 PM 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 JUST OFFSHORE OF NE COAST OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEAR 19.5N 69.7W 1010 MB AT 11 PM EDT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. BERTHA WILL CONTINUE NW OR 310 DEG AT 19 KT AND MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA OVERNIGHT. FRESH TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE TO STRONG TRADES OFF THE N COAST OF VENEZUELA OVERNIGHT. STRONG TRADES ARE THEN EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ON SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA ON MON NIGHT INTO TUE. THE GRADIENT WILL THEN RELAX DURING MID WEEK. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...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 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE OF THE NE COAST OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEAR 19.5N 69.7W 1010 MB AT 11 PM EDT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. BERTHA EXPECTED TO MOVE NW OR 310 DEG TO NEAR 21.5N 71.8W AT 8 AM EDT SUN...NEAR 24.1N 73.8W AT 8 PM SUN... NEAR 27.2N 74.4W AT 8 AM EDT TUE...NEAR 30.4N 73.8W AT 8 PM ON TUE...WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF THE AREA TUE LATE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...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... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.