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FZNT23 KNHC 051415
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 OCT 05 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.

AMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE N OF THE AREA THROUGH PERIOD.

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AMZ082-052130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH MON NIGHT. 

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AMZ084-052130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH MON. 

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AMZ086-052130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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AMZ087-052130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ088-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N73W TO 25N81W WILL WEAKEN 
AND DRIFT W LOSING IDENTITY OVER FLORIDA EARLY TUE. A COLD FRONT 
ENTERS THE AREA MON NIGHT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO 25N75W TUE 
NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS WED INTO THU.

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AMZ080-052130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 05 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NE 15 TO 20 KT FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 
5 TO 7 FT FAR E PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.  
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF COLD FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT FAR SE. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT. N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
S OF 25 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH 
NE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
WITH NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER NELSON