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FZNT23 KNHC 031440
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 APR 03 2008

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

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

AMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT THU APR 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA MAINTAINS ABOVE NORMAL  
TRADE WINDS EAST OF 75W THROUGH SATURDAY AND NEAR NORMAL TRADES 
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

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AMZ082-032130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT THU APR 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT FRI 
AND SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...W OF 82W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 82W E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ084-032130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT THU APR 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT WITH NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT WITH E 
SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT WITH NE SWELL.

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AMZ086-032130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1130 AM EDT THU APR 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N E OF 72W E WINDS 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AND TO 14 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AND 
TO 12 FT ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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AMZ087-032130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT THU APR 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT 
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUN. S OF 10N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL.

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AMZ088-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT THU APR 03 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL WEAKEN. RIDGE WILL BUILD 
ALONG 29N FRI THEN MOVE S TO 27N IN ADVANCE OF A WEAKENING COLD 
FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE SAT AND OVER THE FAR 
NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN AND MON.

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AMZ080-032130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT THU APR 03 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 
TO SE TO S 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W SE 
TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 72W E TO SE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FROM 25N 
TO 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE WIND 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA