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FZNT23 KNHC 161528
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N 
ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

AMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...ELY TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 
MON.

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AMZ082-162130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1030 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION.
.FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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AMZ084-162130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN ELY SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PORTION.

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AMZ086-162130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N. A FEW SHOWERS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST SW. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N.

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AMZ087-162130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN AND MON.

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AMZ088-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO 
WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL DRIFT W...MOVING THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS 
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI 
AND FRI NIGHT...BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT...EXTEND FROM 
BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS EARLY SUN AND THEN STALL ALONG 27N 
LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE NE AS A WARM FRONT ON MON.  

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AMZ080-162130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DECREASING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE 
SWELL...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGHOUT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 
KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.  
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 
TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE SAT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT N OF FRONT EARLY SUN.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SAT 
AND 3 TO 5 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON...N OF WARM FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N 
S OF FRONT SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG WARM 
FRONT.     

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FORECASTER BANCROFT