000 FZNT31 KNHC 030948 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 548 AM EDT SUN AUG 3 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 OFFSHORE OF NE COAST OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEAR 20.9N 71.1W 1012 MB AT 5 AM EDT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. BERTHA WILL CONTINUE NW OR 320 DEG AT 18 KT AND MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA OVERNIGHT. STRONG TRADES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ON TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ATLC AND INTO SE BAHAMAS...TO THE S OF THE EXITING BERTHA. TWO TROPICAL WAVES WILL MOVE QUICKLY AROUND 25 KT ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH THE FIRST ALONG 56W EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS E PORTIONS TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU THE PASSAGE OF THE SECOND TROPICAL WAVE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON 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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON 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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA LOCATED OFFSHORE OF THE NE COAST OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEAR 20.9N 71.1W 1012 MB AT 5 AM EDT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. BERTHA EXPECTED TO MOVE NW OR 320 DEG TO NEAR 22.8N 72.7W AT 2 PM EDT TODAY...NEAR 25.6N 74.0W AT 2 AM MON...THEN CONTINUE N TO N-NE AND EXIT THE AREA EARLY TUE. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE TO BUILD W ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THE EXIT OF BERTHA AND ESTABLISH NEARLY E TO W ALONG 26-27N THROUGH THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.