000 FZNT23 KNHC 190904 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 19 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. AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BILL NEAR 18.0N 54.9W AT 5 AM EDT 948 MB MOVING WNW 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 111 KT GUST TO 140 KT. BILL WILL MOVE 19.0N 56.8W THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 20.6N 59.4W TONIGHT TO NEAR 22.5N 62.0W THU AND LATE THU NIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANA ALONG 79W MOVING W 15 KT TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 .TODAY...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 66W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N E... .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GRATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 80 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT INCREASING 125 KT GUST 155 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 330 NM NE...270 NM SE...180 NM SW AND 280 NM NW QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS TO 50 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 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. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 79W OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA IS MOVING INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. MAJOR HURRICANE BILL E OF THE FORECAST AREA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC ZONE FRI AND SAT AS A MAJOR HURRICANE WITH CONDITIONS ABOVE TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH EXPECTED THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 71W FRI AND SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E OF 70W NE TO N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING 10 TO 18 FT S OF 28N E OF 68W. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N E OF 70W. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 100 NM SW AND 180 NM NW QUADRANTS OF CENTER OF BILL. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM SW AND 240 NW QUADRANTS. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF BILL. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 175 NM SE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS TO 145 KT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 48 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF BILL. .SAT...N OF 28N E OF 70W HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER MOVING N OF THE AREA LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF 70W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W. S OF 24N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS