000 FZNT23 KNHC 221525 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60/61W WILL MOVE THROUGH E CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND SUN NIGHT...AND THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 45W EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL RACE W-NW AND MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS SUN THROUGH MON...WITH A WIND SURGE RIDING NW BEHIND THE TROUGH. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 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. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH AND BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE SUN. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BILL N OF AREA AT 35.1N 68.6W AT 11 AM EDT...964 MB...MOVING N 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT. BILL TO CONTINUE MOVING AWAY FROM SW N ATLC WITH ASSOCIATED SWELLS PEAKING ACROSS W PORTIONS OF THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EVENING...AND THEN DIMINISHING QUICKLY SUN. LOW LEVEL TROUGH ALONG 45W WILL MOVE NW AND INTO SE WATERS MON EVENING CROSSING 70W LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 72W SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN LARGE E TO SE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 72W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N E OF 70W AND N OF 27N W OF 75W. .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 STRIPLING