000 FZNT23 KNHC 202045 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM 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. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N W OF 78W. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 67W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH LARGE NE SWELLS THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 64W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 205 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS .MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N W OF 61W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...225 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM NE QUADRANT...330 NM SE QUADRANT...240 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 52 FT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE BILL SE OF AREA NEAR 22.6N 61.7W AT 11 AM EDT 951 MB MOVING NW 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT GUSTS TO 130 KT. BILL EXPECTED TO MOVE TO NEAR 24.2N 63.8W BY 8 PM AND THEN NEAR 26.6N 66.0W BY 8 AM FRI...THEN TO NEAR 29.5N 67.5W BY EARLY FRI EVENING AND N OF THE AREA SAT. TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY IN THE EASTERN ATLC WILL MOVE INTO SE WATERS MON. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 23N E OF 70W FRI THROUGH SAT... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 225 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE QUADRANT...120 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 WITHIN 440 NM NE QUADRANT...390 NM SE QUADRANT...360 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 60 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 SAT. .SAT NIGHT AND 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. .TUE...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK