000 FZNT23 KNHC 170912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON AUG 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA NEAR 16.6N 63.9W 1008 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W 24 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. ANA WILL MOVE TO NEAR 17.6N 67.2W THIS AFTERNOON AND INLAND BECOMING A REMNANT LOW NEAR 19.3N 71.5W TONIGHT THEN ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA WED. HURRICANE BILL WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN BECOMING A MAJOR HURRICANE NEAR 17.3N 54.0W TUE NIGHT AND ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE WED. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE....S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 18N E OF 82W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 90 NW OF N SEMICIRCLE OF T.D. ANA WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 K . SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS NEAR ANA. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 55 KT. SEAS SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 57W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N LATE TUE THROUGH THU... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 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 WITHIN 150 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 125N SE AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS OF HURRICANE BILL. FROM 13N TO 15N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN 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. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N66W TO 22N73W WILL MOVE W AND WEAKEN. TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA SE OF AREA IS FORECAST TO TRACK JUST S OF AREA AND CROSS OVER S HISPANIOLA AND CUBA. HURRICANE BILL WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT APPROACHES THE SE WATERS LATE THU AND INTO THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA FRI. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 66W LATE THU AND FRI... .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 22N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 25N E OF 66W. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF 67W HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 25 E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 75W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER DGS