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FZNT23 KNHC 101507
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND 
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 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.

AMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W MOVE WEST 15 KT. TROPICAL 
WAVE ALONG 61W MOVE WEST 10 KT. RIDGE NORTH OF AREA THROUGH TUE.
BROAD LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN CARIBBEAN MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

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AMZ082-102130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 
SAT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 82W.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 20N  E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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AMZ084-102130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
MAINLY S OF 12N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 15 KT 
TUE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL.

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AMZ086-102130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE 
BEHIND WAVE. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG WAVE AXIS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 
10 KT E OF 65W MON. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT.

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AMZ087-102130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
S OF 19N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. 
S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. 
S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N SE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL.  

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AMZ088-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH WEST OF 75W WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SATURDAY. 
RIDGE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THEN 
CHANGE LITTLE MONDAY AND WEAKEN TUESDAY.

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AMZ080-102130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT BECOME VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 
75W E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 75W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 30N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
WITH NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 23N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FT MON AND TUE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER LL