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FZNT23 KNHC 201458
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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 MON OCT 20 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.

AMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL 
DISSIPATE TUE. A NEARLY STATIONARY 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 
17N86W.

AMZ082-202130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 82W S TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ084-202130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 
T0 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ086-202130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ087-202130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
F OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND TO 7 FT IN N SWELL N OF 18N BY WED.

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AMZ088-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA. THE FRONT 
EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TUE 
AND BECOME DIFFUSE WED. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES S OF 31N BY LATE 
WED REACHING 24N/25N FRI BEFORE STALLING. HIGH PRES BUILDS 
BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC.

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AMZ080-202130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
WITH N SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS IN N SWELL AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
  
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FORECASTER MT/DGS