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FZNT23 KNHC 120925
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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 AM EDT SUN OCT 12 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.

AMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W MOVE W AT 10 KT TO 70W 
TONIGHT...74W MON NIGHT...78W TUE NIGHT INTO GULF OF HONDURAS 
WED NIGHT AND THU.  LOW PRES 1008 MB AT 14N64W DRIFT NW TOWARD 
HISPANIOLA THROUGH MON AND THEN SHIFT NE ACROSS NE CARIBBEAN AND 
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE THROUGH THU. 

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AMZ082-121530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
530 AM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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AMZ084-121530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE 
MON. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N.

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AMZ086-121530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 AM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008

.TODAY THROUGH MON...E OF TROPICAL WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF TROPICAL WAVE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF WAVE AXIS. ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 
FT. W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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AMZ087-121530-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.WED AND THU...WITHIN 240 NM SE OF LOW PRES CENTER WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 17N 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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AMZ088-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N80W TO 23N82W DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT.  STRONG HIGH PRES N OF AREA BUILD S INCREASING E WINDS 
OVER MOST OF FORECAST ZONE THROUGH WED.  

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AMZ080-121530-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008

.TODAY...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT 
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...FROM 23N TO 30N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
6 FT...SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE THU.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES