000 FZNT23 KNHC 212106 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM 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. AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE THROUGH S HALF OF TROPICAL ATLC WATERS TONIGHT...ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT AND SAT NIGHT... THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND SUN NIGHT...AND ACROSS W CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 32W WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH A PORTION OF THE WAVE EXTENDING NORTHWARD AS IT TRAVELS W THROUGH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON AND TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR JAMAICA...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 18N E OF 80W SAT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED N OF 18N E OF 85W. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E PART. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT E OF 66W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 66W SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT W OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BILL ACROSS FAR NE PORTIONS OF AREA WAS NEAR 29.4N 66.9W AT 5 PM EDT...954 MB...MOVING NW 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT. BILL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N OF THE FORECAST AREA TO NEAR 31.7N 68.0W BY 5 AM EDT SAT MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 32W WILL EXTENDS NORTHWARD AS IT TRAVELS W...MOVING INTO SE WATERS MON AND CROSSING 70W TUE. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 70W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM NE...200 NM SE...100 NM NW AND 175 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF BILL. HIGHEST WINDS 90 GUSTS OF 110 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 450 NM NE...360 NM SE...380 NM SW AND 320 NM NW QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 46 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS E OF 68W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN LARGE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN E BAHAMAS ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 23N E OF 73W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS AND RAINBANDS WITHIN 240 NM OF BILL. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF 30N BY SUNRISE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF BILL SAT MORNING LIFTING N OF AREA BY SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER WITHIN 400 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF BILL SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SAT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT EARLY SAT GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SAT MORNING GRADUALLY BECOMING SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY SUN. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SAT MORNING SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT 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 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT BY SUN...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT BECOMING E WINDS 20 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING E OF 70W 7 TO 8 FT SUN IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND 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 AND WED...N OF 26N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W EARLY TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK