000 FZNT23 KNHC 172123 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON AUG 17 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. AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA WERE CROSSING THE MONA PASSAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON MOVING W-NW 25 KT...AND WILL CROSS HISPANIOLA TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA TUE THROUGH WED. HURRICANE BILL WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO TRACK NW AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN BECOMING A MAJOR HURRICANE TUE NIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE....S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT E OF 65W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E OF 66W SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S WINDS FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 66W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT... $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 15N LATE TUE THROUGH THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 60W...E WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 160 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 120 NM SE AND 75 NM SW QUADRANTS OF HURRICANE BILL. FROM 12N TO 15N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS N OF 14N SHIFTING NW WITH BILL. .WED AND THU...WINDS INCREASING TO HURRICANE FORCE WITHIN 40 NM N AND 35 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF HURRICANE BILL. HIGHEST WINDS 110 KT GUSTS 135 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 420 NM N AND 360 NM S SEMICIRCLES. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 17N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH WITH NUMEROUS SQUALLS ALONG 72/73W S OF 28N MOVING NW 21 KT TO CONTINUE NW AND ACROSS BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND TUE MORNING AND INTO SE FLORIDA AROUND 18S TUE. THE BROAD REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA WERE MOVING ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE AND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE FORECAST TO CROSS OVER HISPANIOLA TONIGHT AND THEN TRACK NW AND ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA TUE THROUGH WED...AND THEN CROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND EXTREME S FLORIDA WED MIDDAY. HURRICANE BILL WELL E OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT GRADUALLY TURNS MORE NW TUE AND WED...THEN ENTERS THE SE WATERS LATE THU AND INTO THE NE PORTION OF THE AREA FRI. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2009 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 67W LATE THU AND FRI... .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N W OF TROUGH...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...6 TO 8 FT S OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N ALONG AND E OF TROUGH...WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND IN EXCESS OF GALE FORCE NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND REMNANTS OF ANA. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 70W...E WINDS 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT S OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LESS OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N W OF 70W...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 70W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E OF 67W NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 25N E OF 66W LATE. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 25N E OF 66W. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF 67W HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. ELSEWHERE N OF 25 E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 75W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. .SAT...E OF 72W N OF 27N...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SEAS 12 FT AND GREATER. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 KT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 74W...SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 74W...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...WITH LARGE NE SWELL THROUGH OPEN PASSAGES OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING