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FZNT23 KNHC 141504
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND 
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI NOV 14 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.

AMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST FRI NOV 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 16N86W SUN 
AFTERNOON AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 20N77W TO 15N83W MON 
AFTERNOON. THE WESTERN END OF THE FRONT WILL THEN SLIP FARTHER 
SOUTHWARD IN CENTRAL AMERICA TUE...BRING BRISK NORTHERLY FLOW E 
OF NICARAGUAN COAST. OTHERWISE STRONG HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE  
EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATE SUN WILL WEAKEN MON AND TUE.

AMZ082-141530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1030 AM EST FRI NOV 14 2008
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF 80W N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO TO 6 
TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON AND TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG AND E OF FRONT DECREASING IN COVERAGE MON AND TUE.

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AMZ084-141530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST FRI NOV 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.... 
HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT 
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NW 
TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 82W LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 82W TUE. N OF 11N E 
OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT 
MON AND 4 TO 6 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS W HALF MON AND TUE.

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AMZ086-141530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 AM EST FRI NOV 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT E OF 68W EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR LESSER ANTILLES. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUN. E OF 69W NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE SUN.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 14N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TUE.

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AMZ087-141530-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST FRI NOV 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 09N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN 
NE SWELL N OF 09N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 09N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 12N DIMINISHING SAT.
.SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 
TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE...SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE.

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AMZ088-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST FRI NOV 14 2008

.SYNOPSIS....TROUGH S OF 26N ALONG 69W WILL MOVE W 10 KT THROUGH 
SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND 
EXTEND FROM 31N79W TO 28N81W SAT EVENING...31N68W TO 21N76W SUN 
EVENING...AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 30N65W TO 21N75W BY MON 
EVENING.  A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF SE U.S. COAST 
EARLY TUE AND LIE FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W TUE MORNING AND 31N70W 
TO FLORIDA KEYS TUE EVENING.

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AMZ080-141530-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST FRI NOV 14 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 21N TO 29N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N W OF 70W SE TO 
S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS 
AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR TROUGH. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING S TO SW WINDS SAT MORNING THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT 
W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. 
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO 
S W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT FAR NW WATERS LATE SUN. N OF 27N E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM 
OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W  
OF 75W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF 75W. S OF 25N E OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF SECONDARY FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF BAHAMAS TUE AFTERNOON AND 9 TO 
14 FT LATE EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. 
S OF 28N WITHIN 240 NM NW OF STATIONARY FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF STATIONARY FRONT NW TO 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E 
OF STATIONARY FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N 
OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG STATIONARY FRONT. 


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FORECASTER LL