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FZNT23 KNHC 130851
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND 
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 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.

AMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 
77W SUN...85W MON AND W OF GULF OF HONDURAS LATE MON NIGHT. A 
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 60W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 67W SUN...73W 
MON...78W TUE...AND ALONG 85W WED. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 43W IS 
EXPECTED TO MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 55W MON...ALONG 62W TUE AND 
ALONG 67W WED. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE FAR E ATLC WILL REACH 
ALONG 55W LATE WED.

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AMZ082-131530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...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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AMZ084-131530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W 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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AMZ086-131530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W 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 WITHIN 240 NM E OF 
WAVE.
.SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ087-131530-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE WATERS.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.

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AMZ088-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE W 
REACHING THE E COAST OF FLORIDA LATE SUN. A WEAK RIDGE WILL 
BUILD W ACROSS AREA ALONG 26N IN WAKE OF TROUGH.

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AMZ080-131530-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 360 NM E AND 120 NM W OF TROUGH.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON