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FZNT23 KNHC 240316
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT WED JUL 23 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.

AMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W MOVES W INTO GULF OF 
HONDURAS OVERNIGHT THEN W OF AREA BY THU NIGHT. A SECOND 
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W MOVES W AT 15 KT INTO E CARIBBEAN 
OVERNIGHT...REACHING 70W FRI...75W ON SAT THEN MOVES THROUGH THE 
WESTERN CARIBBEAN SUN. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE NOW IN E ATLC WILL 
APPROACH 55W ON MON.

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AMZ082-240930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W  
1130 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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AMZ084-240930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT 
IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

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AMZ086-240930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1130 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ087-240930-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ088-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA MOVES N OF AREA THU. 
A TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE 
BAHAMAS SAT AND SUN.

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AMZ080-240930-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS E TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.

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FORECASTER BARNES/CHRISTENSEN