000 FZNT23 KNHC 181526 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANA... ALONG 75W MOVING W-NW 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXITING THE AREA WED MORNING. HURRICANE BILL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN BECOMING A MAJOR HURRICANE THU MORNING AND MOVE ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT....S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...MORE CONCENTRATED BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SEAS E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11 W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 15N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N W OF 57W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 16N WED AND THU... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E 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...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...105 NM SW QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT OF CENTER OF BILL. HIGHEST SEAS TO 38 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 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 75W OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING. HURRICANE BILL WELL E OF THE FORECAST REGION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT GRADUALLY TURNS NW THEN CROSSES THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THU THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 67W LATE THU AND FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT NEAR THE TROPICAL WAVE. 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 TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N W OF 72W. .WED...S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E OF 70W NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT LATE THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE THU. ELSEWHERE E OF THE BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 25N E OF 66W. .FRI...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...105 NM SW QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF BILL. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 42 FT. 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 GR