000 FZNT23 KNHC 182101 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANA...ALONG 77W MOVING W 15 KT TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. HURRICANE BILL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW THROUGH THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE...BECOMING A MAJOR HURRICANE WED MORNING AND THE CENTER MOVING N OF THE ZONE THU AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TONIGHT....S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...MORE CONCENTRATED BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST SEAS E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .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...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF 14N E OF 67W INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 17N TO 20N E OF 58W... .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 57W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N 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 NIGHT...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 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT OF CENTER OF BILL. HIGHEST SEAS TO 38 FT. CONDITIONS MOVING N OF THE AREA LATE THU NIGHT. 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 12N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 14N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 77W OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING. HURRICANE BILL WELL E OF THE FORECAST AREA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT AS A MAJOR HURRICANE...WITH CONDITIONS ABOVE TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH EXPECTED THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 67W FRI AND SAT... .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. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 105 NM SW AND 160 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF BILL. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST S PART. S OF 23N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 KT E OF 66W. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT E OF 72W. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .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 70W 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. .SUN...N OF 29N S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 24N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK