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FZNT23 KNHC 170328
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

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

AMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BRISK E TRADES CONTINUE THROUGHOUT CARIBBEAN THROUGH 
SAT.  STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN LATE SAT WITH 
STRONG NLY WINDS.  FRONT STALLS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE YUCATAN 
LATE SUN AND WEAKENS MON.

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AMZ082-170930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 9 FT BUILD TO 11 FT BY LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT 
...BECOME N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN DIMINISHING 
TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 11 FT NW WATERS SUN 
AND MON. 

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AMZ084-170930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT SUN.

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AMZ086-170930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS  
1030 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 68W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 7 
FT BUILD TO 10 FT SAT THROUGH MON. 

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AMZ087-170930-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT FRI THROUGH SUN THEN TO 12 FT MON. S OF 13N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 7 FT 
BUILD TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUN NIGHT AND MON.

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AMZ088-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1030 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N65W 24N79W DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT.  SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST THU NIGHT 
REACHING FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE FRI. FRONT 
STRENGTHENS SAT AND MOVES RAPIDLY SE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO 
CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY SUN.

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AMZ080-170930-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1030 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT BECOME S 25 KT 
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 75W N 
WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS TO 15 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOME SE TO S 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF  
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTION AND 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
BECOME NW 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT. N OF 27N 
E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOME S 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME 
S 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 72W. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE 
TO 30 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 27N
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 
26N E OF 73W NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES