000 FZNT23 KNHC 210330 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE BILL N OF TROPICAL ATLC WATERS. TROPICAL WAVE WILL CROSS 55W FRI MORNING AND MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N TONIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N W OF 78W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF 80W SUN. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY E HALF. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W 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. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 67W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN ATLC PASSAGES AND FRI NIGHT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT E OF 66W SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 66W SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 18N SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N. .TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...MAJOR HURRICANE BILL E OF AREA NEAR 24.9N 64.3W AT 11 PM EDT 945 MB MOVING NW 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT GUSTS TO 135 KT. BILL EXPECTED TO MOVE TO NEAR 29.6N 67.9W BY FRI MORNING AND N OF AREA TO 32.7N 68.9W SAT MORNING. TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY IN THE EASTERN ATLC WILL MOVE INTO SE WATERS MON. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 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 420 NM NE QUADRANT...420 NM SE QUADRANT...480 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 60 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. ELSEWHERE NW SEMICIRCLE OF BILL E OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE SEMICIRCLE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN E FACING ATLC PASSAGES. 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 W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE SUN. N OF 17N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE SUN. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF BAHAMAS AND WINDS OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT E OF 68W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK