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FZNT23 KNHC 301518
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND 
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU OCT 30 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.

AMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT THU OCT 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM W HAITI TO NE NICARAGUA BECOME 
DIFFUSE SAT.  TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W MOVING W 15 KT REACH 74W 
TONIGHT...ALONG 80W FRI NIGHT...THEN ACROSS GULF OF HONDURAS SAT 
NIGHT AND W OF AREA SUN. 

AMZ082-302130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT THU OCT 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SUN. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT AND 2 FT SUN.
.MON...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
E OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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AMZ084-302130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT THU OCT 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 
KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 80W N TO 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS W 
OF 80W.

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AMZ086-302130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT THU OCT 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROPICAL WAVE. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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AMZ087-302130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT THU OCT 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E 
SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 10N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 13N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
S OF 13N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ088-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT THU OCT 30 2008

.SYNOPSIS...REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W 28N75W MERGE WITH 
STATIONARY FRONT NOW EXTENDING FROM 25N65W TO NW HAITI AND BOTH 
DISSIPATE BY SAT.  WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM BAHAMAS TO BERMUDA 
LATE MON.

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AMZ080-302130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT THU OCT 30 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT INCREASE TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW 
WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 2N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 13 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS TO 13 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 FT SAT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES