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FZNT23 KNHC 250325
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT THU JUL 24 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.

AMZ089-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 87W MOVES W THROUGH GULF OF 
HONDURAS TONIGHT THEN W OF AREA FRI. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 
61W MOVES INTO CARIBBEAN REACHING 68W FRI...73W SAT AND 79W BY 
SUN. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE W OF THE AREA MOVES W AND REACHES THE 
TROP N ATLC WATERS N OF GUYANA AND E OF TRINIDAD BY SUN.

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AMZ082-250930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W  
1130 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS NE 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH 
TO 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISH TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE SAT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 3 FT. 

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AMZ084-250930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...FROM 12N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E 
SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT.

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AMZ086-250930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1130 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E 
OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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AMZ087-250930-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 
6 FT LATE.
.TUE...N OF 15N WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF WAVE E WIND 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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AMZ088-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA MOVES N OF AREA THIS 
AFTERNOON. WEAK TROUGH MOVES THROUGH WATERS BETWEEN BERMUDA AND 
BAHAMAS SUN.

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AMZ080-250930-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT E 
OF 70W AND 3 FT W OF 70W. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT 
W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER BARNES/CHRISTENSEN