000 FZNT23 KNHC 201524 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 20 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. AMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE BILL NEAR 22.6N 61.7W AT 11 AM EDT 951 MB MOVING NW 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT. BILL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NW AND MOVE N OF TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THIS EVENING...REACHING NEAR 24.2N 63.8W BY 8 PM AND THEN NEAR 26.6N 66.0W BY 8 AM FRI. TROPICAL WAVE WILL CROSS 55W FRI MORNING AND MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON. $$ AMZ082-202130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N W OF 78W. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-202130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-202130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 67W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH LARGE NE SWELLS THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N E OF 64W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 205 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS .MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-202130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 19.5N... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 225 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE AND NW QUADRANT...AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 105 KT GUSTS OF 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 440 NM NE...320 NM SE...350 NM SW AND 375 NM NW QUADRANTS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 53 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. HURRICANE CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA LATE. NUMEROUS RAINBANDS AND TSTMS W OF 58W. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE BILL SE OF AREA NEAR 22.6N 61.7W AT 11 AM EDT 951 MB MOVING NW 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT. BILL EXPECTED TO MOVE TO NEAR 24.2N 63.8W BY 8 PM AND THEN NEAR 26.6N 66.0W BY 8 AM FRI...THEN TO NEAR 29.5N 67.5W BY EARLY FRI EVENING AND N OF THE AREA SAT. TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY IN THE EASTERN ATLC WILL MOVE INTO SE WATERS MON. $$ AMZ080-202130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N E OF 70W FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 70W NE TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN LARGE E AND NE SWELLS BUILDING T0 8 TO 18 FT S OF 25N. N OF 26N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS IN E AND NE SWELL AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS RAINBANDS AND TSTMS S OF 28N E OF 70W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 225 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF BILL. HIGHEST WINDS 115 KT GUSTS OF 140 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 450 NM NE...390 NM SE...420 NM SW...AND 380 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 56 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 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 7 FT W OF 76W AND E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF BILL. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA EARLY SAT. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 70W IN SE SWELL AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W. S OF 27N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING