000 FZNT23 KNHC 160942 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ANA E OF THE AREA NEAR 14.6N 53.8W 1005 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. ANA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 15.0N 56.6W THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 15.9N 60.0W TONIGHT TO 16.8N 64.6W MON THEN TO 17.6N 68.2W MON NIGHT INLAND NEAR 20.0N 76.0W AND WEAKEN TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION TUE NIGHT THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NW AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER CUBA WED AND THU. TROPICAL STORM BILL WELL E OF THE AREA NEAR 11.4N 37.2W IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 16.5N 53.0W 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. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT....S OF 18N E OF 82W AND S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PART. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N... AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N E OF 70W MON AND MON NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART MON. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 16N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUST TO 50 KT. N OF 15N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 16N E OF 70W. .TUE...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART. .WED AND THU...N OF 15N E OF 65W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 15N TO 19N... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N LATE TUE THROUGH THU... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT GUST TO 50 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 F BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 12N TO 14N. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 13N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE EARLY WITH HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUST TO 50 KT...CONDITIONS SHIFT W OF AREA MON AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SEAS 18 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. FROM 13N TO 15N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE WED. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IN OF 14N SHIFTING TO NW OF LATE THU. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO 22N68W MOVE W TO ACROSS N AND CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY THU. TROPICAL STORM ANA E OF AREA NEAR 14.6N 53.8W 1005 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. ANA WILL REMAIN S OF THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM BILL WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE WHILE TRACKING WNW AND APPROACHING THE FAR SE PORTION LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N E OF 66W LATE THU,,, .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 22N E OF 66W. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 22N E OF 66W. $$ FORECASTER DGS