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FZNT23 KNHC 142121
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N 
ATLC FROM 07N 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.

AMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL 
ATLC THROUGH FRI. WEAK RIDGE OVER THE GREATER ANTILLES THROUGH 
MON.

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AMZ082-150330-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
530 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N W OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN....N OF 18N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT IN GULF OF 
HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS.
.MON...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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AMZ084-150330-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH 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 N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN.

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AMZ086-150330-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
530 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 
TO 6 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES.

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AMZ087-150330-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
530 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL THU. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 18N VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY SUN. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT SUN.

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AMZ088-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO 19N70W WILL MOVE E OF 
AREA THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA W OF THE 
FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE NE 
FLORIDA COAST EARLY FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 29N81W 
SAT MORNING AND 30N65W TO 27N80W SUN MORNING THEN LOOSE ITS 
IDENTITY BY MON MORNING. RIDGE ALONG 22N MON.

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AMZ080-150330-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO 
NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 T0 17 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 
TO 14 FT...HIGHEST NE. N OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT EARLY.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL 
BECOMING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 
70W. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 
FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 76W 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. N OF 
27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW W OF 72W. SEAS 7 
TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 
FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL AND SW WIND WAVES. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 76W.
.SUN...N OF 26N W OF 76W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 26N E OF 76W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 75W.
.MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 25N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER LL