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FZNT23 KNHC 082057
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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 WED OCT 08 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.

AMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE GULF OF 
HONDURAS TONIGHT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W WILL MOVE 
THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL 
MOVE THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC AREA TONIGHT AND INTO THE E 
CARIBBEAN THU AND CONTINUE W REACHING ALONG 80W SUN AND 85W MON.
A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN 
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH SUN.

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AMZ082-090330-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
530 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W THROUGH THU.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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AMZ084-090330-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING SE SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE 
VARIABLE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.

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AMZ086-090330-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
BY SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.

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AMZ087-090330-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING NE THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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AMZ088-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N65W TO 27N80W WILL DRIFT 
S AND WEAKEN E OF 70W THU. REMNANTS OF THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL 
MOVE N ACROSS THE NW FORECAST WATERS THU FOLLOWED BY A WEAK COLD 
FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE GA COAST THU NIGHT...STALLING OVER THE 
EXTREME NW WATERS DISSIPATING SAT. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS 
THE ENTIRE AREA SUN AND MON.

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AMZ080-090330-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 PM EDT WED OCT 08 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE NEAR FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT BY SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT 
SAT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT 
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT SAT AND 
7 TO 10 FT SUN AND MON...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER NELSON