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FZNT23 KNHC 171437
OFFNT3

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 17 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.

AMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NE OF THE LEEWARDS ACROSS THE 
CARIBBEAN ALONG ROUGHLY 16N TO A 1011 MB LOW NEAR 16N75W...THEN 
TO A 1010 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE FIRST LOW 
DISSIPATES BY SAT...WHILE THE LOW OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS 
MOVES LITTLE THROUGH MIDWEEK. THE FIRST OF A PAIR OF TROPICAL 
WAVES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC REACHES THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY 
MIDWEEK...AS THE OTHER WAVE PUSHES INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

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AMZ082-172130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 19N W OF 80W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY W OF 78W.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ084-172130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 82W.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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AMZ086-172130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 71W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 13N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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AMZ087-172130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 60W S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ088-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OMAR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E AREA 
TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE COAST UNITED STATES 
AROUND SUNRISE SAT...REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS LATE 
SUN...AND SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER 
THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT.

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AMZ080-172130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 70W N WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS.   
  
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FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN