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FZNT23 KNHC 241457
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA    
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 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.

AMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W WILL MOVE INTO THE W 
CARIBBEAN MON AND TO THE FAR WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND CENTRAL 
AMERICA WED AND THU. LOW PRES AROUND 1008 MB NEAR 12N64W WILL
MOVE TO 14N67W TONIGHT NEAR 16N72W MON NIGHT...POSSIBLY AS A 
TROPICAL CYCLONE...THEN TO NEAR 17N75W BY TUE NIGHT.

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AMZ082-242130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W  
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W WED AND THU.

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AMZ084-242130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE WED AND THU. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N.

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AMZ086-242130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 14N E OF 65W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY W OF 70W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 70 SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE 10 KT OR LESS THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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AMZ087-242130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE TONIGHT. N OF 15N E OF 60W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL ENTIRE. S OF 15 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 15N W OF 60W.
.MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT THU.

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AMZ088-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BE CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND 
THE BAHAMAS THROUGH WED. A LARGE AMPLITUDE TROPICAL WAVE WILL 
MOVE NEAR ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THU.

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AMZ080-242130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 73W E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS W OF 76W.
.TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 28N E OF 66W THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT 
W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING FAR E PART THU.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/DGS