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FZNT23 KNHC 042105
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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 PM EDT SAT OCT 04 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.

AMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 PM EDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM YUCATAN PENINSULA TO LOW PRES 1011 MB AT 
18N87W THEN TO 15N82W DISSIPATE SUN.  LOW PRES MOVE NE OUT OF 
AREA TONIGHT.  WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W MOVE W AT 15 KT 
THROUGH THU.

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AMZ082-050330-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
530 PM EDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 84W E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 78W. 
.SUN THROUGH THU...W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF 20N.  E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS  
3 FT.  

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AMZ084-050330-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 PM EDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N 
OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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AMZ086-050330-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 PM EDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
W OF 66W.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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AMZ087-050330-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 PM EDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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AMZ088-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 PM EDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N71W TO 25N80W START MOVING 
NW OVER FLORIDA TUE.  COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW CORNER OF BASIN 
TUE THEN STALL ACROSS SE PORTION WED.

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AMZ080-050330-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 PM EDT SAT OCT 04 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF STATIONARY FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 
KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 
FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF COLD FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT 
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS FAR SE PORTION. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 24N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 
24N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES