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FZNT23 KNHC 231504
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008

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

AMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA MOVE E THROUGH THU.  COLD FRONT 
ENTER YUCATAN CHANNEL THU NIGHT OR FRI AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER 
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS WRN 
ATLC AND INTO NRN CARIBBEAN.  LARGE NE AND E SWELLS AFFECT E 
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH 
FRI.

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AMZ082-232130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...E OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 85W NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT W OF 85W LATE. 
SEAS 7 FT.

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AMZ084-232130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E 
SWELL. W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 
82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

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AMZ086-232130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS  
1030 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 30 KT S OF 14N W OF 73W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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AMZ087-232130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL DIMINISH TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 18N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL THU NIGHT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL 
BUILD TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUN.

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AMZ088-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1030 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE UNITED STATES COAST AND 
ACROSS NRN WATERS BY THU.  LOW PRES DEVELOPS E OF CAPE HATTERAS 
LATE TONIGHT AND PUSH ANOTHER COLD FRONT SE ACROSS AREA THU AND 
FRI THEN E OF AREA SAT.  STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT FRI 
WEAKENS SOME THEN SHIFT TO ALONG 31N LATE SAT AND TO ALONG 28N 
SUN.

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AMZ080-232130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1030 AM EST WED JAN 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN E 
SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 
68W. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 77W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 11 FT 
THU NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS 
AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N W OF 75W.
.FRI...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 
25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. W OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT...HIGHEST N OF PART.
.SAT...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT W OF 75W AND 12 
FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W.  FROM 20N TO 29N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 20N NE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM 25N 
TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS...AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
 
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FORECASTER LL