000
FZNT02 KNHC 180249
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE AUG 18 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS
AMENDED FOR ATLC FORECAST

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.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC BETWEEN 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA
AND GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 20.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE BILL NEAR 15.0N 48.3W 967 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 18 
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT 
GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 130 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SE QUADRANT AND 75 NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...225 NM SE QUADRANT... 
120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 250 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BILL NEAR 16.9N 52.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...75 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 320 NM 
NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...200 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 250 
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 36 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BILL NEAR 19.7N 57.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 105 
NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 380 NM NE 
QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...250 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 340 NM 
NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 45 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BILL NEAR 23.5N 62.5W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BILL NEAR 28.5N 66.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS 130 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BILL NEAR 34.5N 68.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT GUSTS 120 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA...NOW A TROPICAL WAVE... 
ALONG 71W...MOVING WNW AT 20 KT. FROM 18N TO 26N BETWEEN 65W AND 
78W...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA E 
TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 19N TO 25N BETWEEN 70W AND 81W...E TO SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT S OF 23N BETWEEN 66W AND 77W...AND TO 
8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS DIMINISHED. WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN HURRICANE BILL WARNING...WITHIN 560 
NM N AND 320 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 23N BETWEEN 42W AND 61W...WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 540 N AND 
300 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 
14N TO 26N E OF 45W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING WITHIN 480 N AND 
300 NM S SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 
15N TO 27N E OF 50W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS TO 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.