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FZNT23 KNHC 150228
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND 
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 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.

AMZ089-150930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 85W 
MON AFTERNOON AND W OF THE AREA ALONG 89W TUE AFTERNOON. A 
SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 75W MON 
AFTERNOON...79W TUE AFTERNOON...84W ON WED...AND W OF THE AREA 
LATE THU. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 52W WILL 
MOVE TO ALONG 57W MON AFTERNOON...62W TUE AFTERNOON...67W ON 
WED...AND INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI.

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AMZ082-150930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 
OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 
18N TONIGHT AND MON.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 19N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ084-150930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 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 IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W TONIGHT...
MOVING W OF AREA LATE MON. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.FRI...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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AMZ086-150930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 16N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ087-150930-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.TONIGHT AND MON...FROM 16N TO 20N E OF 60W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ088-150930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO 29N67W TONIGHT 
WILL MOVE THROUGH 30N65W TO 28N68W MON AFTERNOON AND STALL FROM 
29N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH WED AND THEN 
DISSIPATE ON THU. 

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AMZ080-150930-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT SUN SEP 14 2008

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF TROUGH E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT 2 FT OVER AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA SW 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE 
VICINITY OF PUERTO RICO TONIGHT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF TROUGH E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT OVER 
AND W OF THE BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER CAB/COBB