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FZNT23 KNHC 281523
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 SEP 28 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.

AMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES AREA OVER SRN YUCATAN PENINSULA 
EMERGE INTO S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND MOVE NE ALONG 
FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE.  TROPICAL WAVE 
ALONG 53W S OF 16N MOVE W TO 60W LATE MON...66W LATE TUE...77W 
WED AND INTO W CARIBBEAN THU.

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AMZ082-282130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 84W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 85W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 20N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 81W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
E OF 81W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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AMZ084-282130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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AMZ086-282130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 68W.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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AMZ087-282130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
S OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL 
N OF 15N AND 5 FT S OF 15N. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 
FT BY THU.

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AMZ088-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH THROUGH 31N67W TO N BAHAMAS THIS 
AFTERNOON MOVE TO 29N65W TO 26N80W LATE MON AND DISSIPATE. BROAD 
AREA OF LOW PRES OVER SRN YUCATAN PENINSULA MOVE N AND EMERGE 
INTO S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 22N89W TONIGHT THEN TURN NE 
THROUGH TUE AND ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE TUE.

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AMZ080-282130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W S WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 27N W OF 75W.
.TUE...N OF 24N W OF 73W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W 
OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.
.THU...W OF 75W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N 
OF 25N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 
75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES