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FZNT23 KNHC 261449
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND 
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 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.

AMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL 
THIS EVENING THEN STALL FROM FROM W CUBA TO BELIZE MON. THE 
FRONT MERGES WITH A STRONGER QUICK MOVING REINFORCING BOUNDARY 
THAT MOVES THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON NIGHT AND TUE. THE 
STRONGER FRONT STALLS FROM FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO E HONDURAS 
BY MIDWEEK.

AMZ082-262130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...BETWEEN 83W AND 85W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. YUCATAN CHANNEL N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. E OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED 
AND THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND W OF FRONT.

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AMZ084-262130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ086-262130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW WATERS.

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AMZ087-262130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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AMZ088-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 26N81W MOVES TO 31N72W TO 
23N81W TONIGHT...AND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON. A 
REINFORCING FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST MON AND 
OVERTAKES THE PREVIOUS FRONT FROM 31N67W TO E CUBA TUE BEFORE 
STALLING JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE BAHAMAS WED AND THU. STRONG HIGH 
PRES BUILDS E BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT.

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AMZ080-262130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 26 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED 
TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO NW 20 KT NORTHWEST PART MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 
28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL 
E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
AND E OF FRONT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N W OF 
FRONT TO 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.THU...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 
75W.

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FORECASTER LL/CANGIALOSI