000 AGXX40 KNHC 191851 MIMATS MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 300 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 MARINE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH ATLC S OF 31N W OF 55W. GULF OF MEXICO... WINDS INCREASE SOME OVER THE FAR SE GULF OF MEXICO AS A TROPICAL WAVE...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANA...MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU MORNING. THE WAVE WILL REACH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU AND PASS THROUGH THIS AREA FRI. OTHERWISE...MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS BELOW 4 FT ACROSS THE GULF. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THU AND FRI AND SHIFTS S TO AROUND 26N ON SUN. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH IS ALSO EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE N GULF WATERS DURING THE WEEKEND. CARIBBEAN SEA... A TROPICAL WAVE...REMNANTS OF ANA IS CURRENTLY ALONG 85W MOVING W AROUND 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA TONIGHT. MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. A RECENT ASCAT PASS IS SHOWING NE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIA COAST. THE TRADES WILL DECREASE LATER IN THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE ATLC HIGH WEAKENS WITH HURRICANE BILL MOVING N OF THE AREA. TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W... MAYOR HURRICANE BILL IS MOVING ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS OF 115 KT GUSTS TO 140 KT. THE HURRICANE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH THU THEN WILL BE JUST TO THE N OF THE REGION LATE THU... HOWEVER WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE N PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH THU NIGHT. A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT N OF 16N THROUGH THU. LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH BILL WILL BE IMPACTING THE ISLANDS OF THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN SEA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. SOME COASTAL FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR. BUOY 41044 IS SHOWING COMBINED SEA HEIGHTS OF 16 FT AT 15 SECONDS. SEAS WILL DIMINISH FRI BUT SLIGHTLY INCREASE FROM THE EAST SAT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN E SWELLS. SW N ATLC W OF 65W... WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE OVER THE N PORTION OF THE ATLC ZONE WITH STRONGER WINDS OVER THE SW PORTION OF THE AREA AS A TROPICAL WAVE...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ANA MOVES WWD ACROSS THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE AS THE WAVE MOVES W AND WEAKENS. HURRICANE BILL IS FORECAST MOVE INTO THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THU THROUGH FRI. TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED E OF 70W. LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY BILL SHOULD ALSO BEGIN TO AFFECT BERMUDA AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK...THIS POWERFUL HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THIS REGION LATE FRI INTO SAT WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. WARNINGS ATLC... HURRICANE WARNING N OF 16N...AMZ087. HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 23 E OF 71W FRI...AMZ080. CARIBBEAN... .NONE. GULF OF MEXICO... .NONE $$ FORECASTER GR