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FZNT23 KNHC 090826
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED APR 09 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.

AMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT WED APR 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TRADES DIMINISH OVER MOST OF THE EASTERN AND 
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC AS THE RIDGE N OF AREA 
WEAKENS AND SHIFTS SE. SE WINDS OVER GULF OF HONDURAS AND ALONG 
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA PERSIST INTO SAT...THEN DECREASE SUN AS A 
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO FAR NW PORTION BY LATE SUN.  

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AMZ082-091530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
530 AM EDT WED APR 09 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 19N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR COAST OF CUBA.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N AND 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT LATE. 

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AMZ084-091530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT WED APR 09 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 4 
TO 6 FT THU. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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AMZ086-091530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
530 AM EDT WED APR 09 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT FRI THROUGH SUN. 

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AMZ087-091530-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
530 AM EDT WED APR 09 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE 
TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING 6 TO 8 
FT SUN.

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AMZ088-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT WED APR 09 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 30N70W 1014 MB MOVES NE OF AREA LATER TODAY
AND NEAR BERMUDA ON THU. TRAILING FRONT EXTENDS THROUGH CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SOUTHERN BAHAMAS THIS 
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF THE BAHAMAS THU THROUGH SAT AS 
THE LOW SHIFTS SE AND WEAKENS. SW WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD 
FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM 
31N72W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE SUN.

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AMZ080-091530-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT WED APR 09 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF DISSIPATING FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.   
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL N OF 22N...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND S OF 22N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE N OF 28N W OF 75W 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 26N...5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N E 
OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 
25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W 
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER COBB