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FZNT23 KNHC 210242
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND 
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM 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.

AMZ089-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1012 MB IN GULF OF HONDURAS DRIFTS NW 
THROUGH WED. LOW MOVES N OF THE AREA INTO THE SE GULF THU. 
STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL DISSIPATES BY LATE 
TUE. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W MOVES INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN BY 
LATE WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE AREA NEAR 45W MOVES 
APPROACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES BY WED AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL 
CARIBBEAN BY FRI.

AMZ082-210930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TONIGHT 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 SAT...S OF 19N E OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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AMZ084-210930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 T0 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W 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 THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 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 AND SAT...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 
4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ086-210930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 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 AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ087-210930-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ088-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA. THE 
FRONT STALLS FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE AND BECOMES DIFFUSE 
WED. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES S OF 31N EARLY THU AND EXTENDS FROM 
27N65W TO 28N80W LATE THU THEN DROPS S TO ALONG 25N FRI BEFORE 
STALLING. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI ACROSS 
THE WESTERN ATLC.

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AMZ080-210930-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 20 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS 
AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE 
FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 26N SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS IN N SWELL AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N W OF 75W.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 75W.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N W OF 70W.
 
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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COBB