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FZNT23 KNHC 121434
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND 
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008

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.

AMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM AREA WITH 
ASSOCIATED WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN DIMINISHING 
THROUGH TONIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO 
ALONG 76W SAT AND INTO THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATE SUN. A TROPICAL 
WAVE ALONG 51W WILL MOVE W 17 KT TO ALONG 58W SAT...64W 
SUN...70W MON...AND 75W TUE. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE IN E ATLC 
WILL MOVE W AT 18 KT TO ALONG 55W LATE SUN NIGHT AND ENTER THE E 
CARIBBEAN ALONG 62W TUE.

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AMZ082-122130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 19N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 
2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N.

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AMZ084-122130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 

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AMZ086-122130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE..S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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AMZ087-122130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 
15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE WATERS.
.TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 17N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.

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AMZ088-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 29N67W TO 20N73W WILL MOVE W NW 
THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND SAT. THE TROUGH IS THEN 
EXPECTED TO MOVE NW AND EVENTUALLY N SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON NEAR 
THE E COAST OF FLORIDA. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS AREA 
ALONG 26N IN WAKE OF TROUGH.

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AMZ080-122130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S 
OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E OF TROUGH. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E AND 120 NM W OF TROUGH.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.  
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE WATERS.

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FORECASTER NELSON/CANGIALOSI