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FZNT23 KNHC 310859
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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 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 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.

AMZ089-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM W HAITI TO NE NICARAGUA BECOMES DIFFUSE 
SAT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 72W MOVES TO 77W SAT...AND INTO CENTRAL 
AMERICAN COAST BY LATE SUN.

AMZ082-311530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. SE OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ084-311530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TODAY...N OF 11N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED 
TSTMS W OF 80W.

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AMZ086-311530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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AMZ087-311530-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 
13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL.

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AMZ088-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 28N75W TO 
30N81W MERGES WITH STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO NW 
HAITI. MERGED FRONT DISSIPATES SAT. WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM 
BAHAMAS TO BERMUDA LATE MON AND TUE.

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AMZ080-311530-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF STATIONARY FRONT NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. SE OF STATIONARY FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN