000 FZNT23 KNHC 160308 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W IS MOVING W 18 KT. THE WAVE WILL EXIT THE AREA EARLY SUN MORNING. TROPICAL STORM ANA E OF THE AREA NEAR 14.4N 51.5W 1004 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. ANA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 14.7N 54.1W SUN MORNING...NEAR 15.5N 57.5W SUN NIGHT...TO 16.5N 61.2W MON MORNING...TO 17.5N 65.0W MON NIGHT...AND EXITING THE AREA IN THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC WATERS. TROPICAL STORM BILL WELL E OF THE AREA NEAR 11.3N 36.6W IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AND REACH NEAR 15.5N 52.5W BY EARLY TUE NIGHT...THEN TRACK ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED TO JUST E OF THE FAR SE PART OF THE SW N ATLC LATE THU. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT....S OF 18N E OF 82W AND S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PART. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N... AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 77W AND 81W...AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 80W. .SUN THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 66W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART MON. .TUE...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .WED AND THU...N OF 15N E OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 15N TO 19N... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N LATE TUE THROUGH THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 57W INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 57W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 56W...AND S OF 13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT GUST TO 50 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 58W BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FROM 12N TO 14N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS...AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE...INCREASING TO 90 NM NE AND 75 NM NW QUADRANTS AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS...CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA MON NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 15N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS NW PART. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TUE...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TUE AFTERNOON...AND TO HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 15N. FROM 13N TO 15N WINDS S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... EXCEPT W OF 59W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW WED AND S 20 TO 30 KT THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE WED...EXCEPT W OF 59W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL WED...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IN OF 14N...SHIFTING TO NW OF LATE THU. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO NE OF AREA WILL MOVE W TO ACROSS N AND CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY THU AS HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION LIFTS N. RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO SW PORTION IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH. TROPICAL STORM ANA E OF AREA NEAR 14.4N 51.5W 1004 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING W 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. ANA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 14.7N 54.1W SUN MORNING...NEAR 15.5N 57.5W SUN NIGHT...TO 16.5N 61.2W MON MORNING...TO 17.5N 65.0W MON NIGHT...TO 19.5N 73.0W LATE TUE...THEN PASS BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND THE COAST OF CUBA WED AND REACH THE FAR SW WATERS THU. TROPICAL STORM BILL WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE WHILE TRACKING WNW AND ENTERING THE FAR SE PORTION LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N MON AFTERNOON THROUGH THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 76W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N W OF 75W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W EARLY SUN...THEN BECOMING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 25N. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 78W. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 75W 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL LATE THU. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE