000 FZNT23 KNHC 191515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...MAYOR HURRICANE BILL NEAR 18.7N 56.3W AT 11 AM EDT 948 MB MOVING W-NW 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUST TO 140 KT. BILL WILL MOVE 19.9N 58.3W THIS EVENING AND TO 21.7N 61.0W THU MORNING TO NEAR 26.0N 65.5W FRI MORNING AND OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE FRI INTO SAT. TROPICAL WAVE...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANA ALONG 84W MOVING W 15 TO 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SEAS E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT E OF 78W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 66W NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU TROUGH FRI...E OF 66W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE WINDS FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 160 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF BILL. HIGHEST WINDS 120 KT GUSTS OF 145 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 46 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 11N TO 16N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...175 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF BILL. HIGHEST WINDS 125 KT GUSTS OF 155 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 50 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA LATE. .THU NIGHT...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT N OF 20N. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE SAT. FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE BILL MOVING ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC ZONE FRI AND SAT AS AN INTENSE HURRICANE WITH CONDITIONS ABOVE TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH EXPECTED THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23N E OF 71W FRI AND SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT E OF 67W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT E OF 67W TONIGHT. 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 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...E OF 70W NE TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING T0 12 TO 18 FT S OF 28N E OF 68W. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS IN SE SWELL AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N E OF 70W. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 170 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF BILL. HIGHEST WINDS 125 KT GUSTS OF 155 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 48 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 72W NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF 76W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 76W AND E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM OF BILL. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA LATE SAT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 70W IN SE SWELL AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR