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FZNT23 KNHC 161432
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 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 
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WILL 
GRADUALLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY TUE. OTHERWISE RIDGE WILL BE N 
OF THE AREA THROUGH THU.

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AMZ082-162130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 

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AMZ084-162130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 KT 
EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ086-162130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

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AMZ087-162130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  ELSEWHERE N OF 18N SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
WITH E SWELL.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 
TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. 

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AMZ088-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 23N BY MON.  
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE THEN MOVE 
S AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 24N WED DISSIPATING FROM 
22N65W TO S FLORIDA ON THU. 

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AMZ080-162130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS SE WATERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN 
E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PART LATE.
.TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 
25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SW OF 
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 
.WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH 
N SWELL. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL N OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER LL