000 FZNT23 KNHC 220928 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W MOVE THROUGH LESSER ANTILLES TODAY...CROSS 70W SUN NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH GULF OF HONDURAS LATE TUE. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 36W MOVE INTO TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE SUN...THROUGH EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...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 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...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 IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT E OF 66W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT E OF 66W SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT E TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 10 FT TONIGHT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE MON. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BILL N OF BASIN AT 33.0N 68.5W AT 5 AM EDT...960 MB...MOVING N-NW 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT. BILL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING AWAY FROM SW N ATLC WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING THROUGH TODAY. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 36W MOVES INTO SE WATERS MON AND CROSS 70W LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 70W... .TODAY...N OF 29N E OF 72W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN E SWELL... EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 70W. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 29N E OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS TO 14 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT SUN. N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT S SUN. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N E OF 74W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT S OF 26N E OF 75W...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND WED...N OF 26N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES