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FZNT23 KNHC 171454
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006

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

AMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 81W MOVING THROUGH WESTERN 
CARIBBEAN AT 10 TO 15 KT. RIDGE N OF GREATER ANTILLES WILL BUILD 
THROUGH SUN.

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AMZ082-172130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.

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AMZ084-172130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT.  SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS.

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AMZ086-172130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S 17N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...S 17N W OF 66W E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.

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AMZ087-172130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 10N SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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AMZ088-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 28N THROUGH MON. 

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AMZ080-172130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27 E OF 73W E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 23N W OF 71W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 
21N TO 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E 
WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER EC/DGS