000 FZNT23 KNHC 210934 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 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. AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BILL N OF TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WITH LARGE SWELLS REACHING NE CARIBBEAN WATERS. TROPICAL WAVE CROSS ALONG 55W THIS MORNING MOVE THROUGH EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR JAMAICA. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 18N E OF 80W SAT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN ATLC PASSAGES AND TONIGHT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT E OF 66W SUN. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT E OF 66W SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 18N SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE WINDS 20 KT MON. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. .TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BILL E OF AREA NEAR 26.2N 65.4W AT 5 AM EDT 951 MB MOVING NW 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 105 GUSTS TO 130 KT. BILL EXPECTED TO MOVE TO NEAR 28.1N 66.9W THIS AFTERNOON AND N OF AREA NEAR 31.1N 68.4W LATE TONIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE IN TROPICAL ATLC MOVE ACROSS ERN CARIBBEAN TODAY THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 72W... .TODAY THROUGH SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF BILL. HIGHEST WINDS 105 GUSTS OF 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT AND 300 NM W SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 47 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 12 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW SEMICIRCLE OF BILL E OF BAHAMAS WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILD WELL ABOVE 12 FT IN LARGE E SWELL. ELSEWHERE OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 270 NM SE SEMICIRCLE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE SEMICIRCLE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E FACING ATLC PASSAGES. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF BILL. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF AREA SAT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE SUN. N OF 17N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE SUN. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SE WINDS 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF BAHAMAS AND WINDS TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILD TO 9 FT E OF 68W. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES