000 FZNT23 KNHC 170238 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM 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. AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA NEAR 15.5N 60W 1008 MB AT 8 PM EDT MOVING W 23 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. ANA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 15.7N 62.0W TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN NEAR 16.7N 66.1W MON AFTERNOON AND RESTRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM...THEN ENTER S HISPANIOLA TUE. ANA IS THEN FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION AS TRACKS NW OVER HISPANIOLA AND CUBA TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU. TROPICAL STORM BILL WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 13.4N 42.1W OVERNIGHT THEN TRACK NW AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN...BECOMING A MAJOR HURRICANE NEAR 18.5N 55.5W WED AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE....S OF 18N E OF 82W AND S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 18N E OF 82W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 20N W OF 82W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT WED. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W. S OF 11N 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. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 11N E OF 78W SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 90 NW OF N SEMICIRCLE OF T.D. ANA WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...GRADUALLY BECOMING VARIABLE 20 TO 25 KT MON THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FROM E TO W LATE TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N E OF 69W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS NEAR N OF 15N...DECREASING BEHIND ANA. .WED THROUGH THU...E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT NE PORTIONS THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. .FRI...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N LATE TUE THROUGH THU FOR BILL... .TONIGHT...FROM 15N TO 18N VARIABLE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 62W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN BUILDING NE SWELL. 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 WITHIN 100 NM OF HURRICANE BILL. FROM 13N TO 15N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN LARGE NE SWELL. S OF 13N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N SHIFTING NW WITH BILL. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 60W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 30N67W TO 23N69W WILL MOVE W AND WEAKENS. TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA SE OF AREA IS FORECAST TO TRACK JUST S OF AREA...AND CROSS OVER S HISPANIOLA AND CUBA. TROPICAL STORM BILL WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE OVERNIGHT AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT APPROACHES THE SE WATERS LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N E OF 66W LATE THU... .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. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF 70W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN 180 NM OF BILL. SEAS GREATER THAN 12 FT. OTHERWISE... WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN LARGE NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN LARGE NE SWELL. W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NE PORTIONS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 69W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 69W... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING