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FZNT23 KNHC 311523
OFFNT3

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

AMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM W HAITI TO NE NICARAGUA BECOMES 
DIFFUSE SAT.

AMZ082-312130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 11 FT. SE OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 80W NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SUN. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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AMZ084-312130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

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

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AMZ086-312130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

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AMZ087-312130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN 
E SWELL N OF 13N AND 6 FT S OF 13N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ088-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...DIFFUSING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N65W TO NW HAITI. 
HIGH PRES CENTER 1035 MB OFF ATLC SEABOARD KEEP STRONG NE WIND 
ACROSS BASIN.  WEAK STATIONARY TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG 78W MON.

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AMZ080-312130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT FRI OCT 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT 
IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT 
IN N SWELL EXCEPT 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S 
OF 27N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL.  
S OF 27N E OF TROUGH E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES