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FZNT23 KNHC 200902
OFFNT3

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 20 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.

AMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W MOVING W 10 KT REACH 79W 
LATE SAT...83W SUN...THEN MOVE ACROSS GULF OF HONDURAS SUN NIGHT 
W OF AREA BY MON.  SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W MOVE W 10 KT 
REACH 68W SAT...74W SUN NIGHT...79W LATE MON...AND TO 84W LATE 
TUE.

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AMZ082-201530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 80W.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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AMZ084-201530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 79W.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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AMZ086-201530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 69W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE.
.MON...W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 66W E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 16N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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AMZ087-201530-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.TODAY...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS FROM 10N TO 19N. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 14N.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 
18N. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT N OF 18N. 

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AMZ088-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO 26N76W 
SLOWLY MOVE NW TOWARDS SE COAST THROUGH MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES 
BUILDS TUE AND WED INCREASING NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.

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AMZ080-201530-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT NW PART 
TUE AND WED. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL NW PART.

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FORECASTER LL.