000 FZNT23 KNHC 161447 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ANA NEAR 14.8N 55.8W 1005 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. ANA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 15.2N 58.7W THIS EVENING...THEN INTO THE E CARIBBEAN NEAR 16.1N 62.7W MON MORNING...17.1N 66.7W MON EVENING...THEN TRACK TOWARD HISPANIOLA TUE. ANA IS THEN FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION AS TRACKS NW OVER HISPANIOLA AND CUBA WED AND THU. TROPICAL STORM BILL WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 17.5N 54.0W WED MORNING THEN TRACK NW AS A MAJOR HURRICANE TO NEAR 20.5N 59.0W THU MORNING. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT....S OF 18N E OF 82W AND S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W PART. .TUE AND WED...N OF 18N E OF 82W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N. .THU...N OF 20N W OF 82W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N E OF 72W LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE EXPANDING TO WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE MON NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FROM E TO W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR ANA. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW E OF 65W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 15N TO 18N THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR ANA... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N LATE TUE THROUGH THU FOR BILL... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT GUST TO 50 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM NE QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 14N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER. FROM 13N TO 15N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IN OF 14N SHIFTING NW WITH BILL. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 30N65W TO 22N68W MOVES W AND WEAKENS. TROPICAL STORM ANA SE OF AREA IS FORECAST TO TRACK JUST S OF AREA OVER HISPANIOLA AND CUBA CAUSING IT TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. TROPICAL STORM BILL WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES THE SE WATERS LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N E OF 66W LATE THU... .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 22N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S WATERS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 24N E OF 66W LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 25N E OF 66W. $$ FORECASTER DGS/JPC