000 FZNT23 KNHC 211519 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM 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. AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BILL CONTINUING TO MOVE NW NEAR 16 KT AND NOW LOCATED NW OF TROPICAL ATLC WATERS. LARGE N TO NE SWELLS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES AND ACROSS NE CARIBBEAN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53/54W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE THROUGH S HALF OF TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SAT AND SAT NIGHT... THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN AND SUN NIGHT...AND ACROSS W CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NEAR JAMAICA...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF 18N E OF 80W SAT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 12N E OF 77W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING WITHIN 180W W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT E OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SAT WITH AND BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT SAT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT E OF 66W SUN. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT E OF 66W SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SAT. S OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT W OF TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE WINDS 20 KT MON. SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. .TUE...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BILL ACROSS FAR NE PORTIONS OF AREA WAS NEAR 27.6N 66.3W AT 11 AM EDT...958 MB...MOVING NW 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 100 GUSTS TO 120 KT. BILL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO NEAR 29.8N 67.7W BY 8 PM THIS EVENING AND N OF AREA NEAR 33.0N 68.5W SAT MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE TROPICAL ATLC WILL MOVE ACROSS E CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING THROUGH SAT EVENING. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N E OF 72W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM NE QUADRANT...200 NM SE AND NW QUADRANTS AND 120 NM SW QUADRANT OF CENTER OF BILL. HIGHEST WINDS 105 GUSTS OF 130 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 475 NM NE QUADRANT...360 NM SE QUADRANT...350 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300 NM NW QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 49 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 72W...WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN LARGE SWELL. W OF 72W...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT OR LESS. N OF 23N...SEAS 7 TO 13 FT BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT TONIGHT IN LARGE NE SWELL..EXCEPT W OF 77W SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT IN LARGE E AND SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 23N...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N AND NE SWELL...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS AND RAINBANDS WITHIN 240 NM OF BILL. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LIFTING N OF 27N TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 200 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF BILL SAT MORNING LIFTING N OF AREA BY LATE 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. .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...N OF 28N W OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILD TO 9 FT E OF 68W. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING