000 FZNT23 KNHC 180914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANA... ALONG 72W MOVING WNW 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THE W OF THE AREA THU. HURRICANE BILL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN BECOMING A MAJOR HURRICANE AND MOVE ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE 17.4N 54.2W TONIGHT AND 18.9N 56.7W WED AND 20.5N 59.0W WED NIGHT AND NW OF THE AREA THU. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TODAY....S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT 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 14 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E OF 66W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 66W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N W OF 57W TONIGHT... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N WED AND THU... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 12N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 15N SHIFTING NW WITH BILL. .WED THROUGH THU...WINDS TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WITHIN 160 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW QUADRANT AND 145 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUST TO 130 KT. SEAS TO 36 FT. CONDITIONS MOVING N OF THE AREA LATE THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 27N67W TO 21N73W WILL MOVE W TO FLORIDA TONIGHT AND W OF THE AREA WED. HURRICANE BILL WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT GRADUALLY TURNS NW THEN ENTERS THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THU AND INTO THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA FRI. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 67W LATE THU AND FRI... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N W OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 67W WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT S OF 25N E OF 67W. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 25N 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 70 HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N 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. .SAT...N OF 28N E OF 72W HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER MOVING N OF THE AREA LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 74W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 KT. N OF 25N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS, NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 28N E OF 72W. $$ FORECASTER DGS