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FZNT23 KNHC 302115
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND 
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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.

AMZ089-310330-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 PM 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. 

AMZ082-310330-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
530 PM EDT THU OCT 30 2008

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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 AND TUE...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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AMZ084-310330-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 PM EDT THU OCT 30 2008

.TONIGHT AND 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 THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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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AMZ086-310330-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 PM EDT THU OCT 30 2008

.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 TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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AMZ087-310330-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 PM EDT THU OCT 30 2008

.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 NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...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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AMZ088-310330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 PM 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 AND TUE.

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AMZ080-310330-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 PM EDT THU OCT 30 2008

.TONIGHT...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.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...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