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FZNT23 KNHC 280302
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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 PM EST THU NOV 27 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.

AMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 PM EST THU NOV 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SLOWLY SHIFT E AND 
WEAKEN...ALLOWING TRADE WINDS TO DECREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE 
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW 
WATERS BEGINNING SUN IN ADVANCE OF A GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT 
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW WATERS EARLY MON MORNING. THE FRONT 
WILL REACH FROM 22N79W TO CENTRAL NICARAGUA MON EVENING AND 
FROM HAITI TO SOUTHERN NICARAGUA BY TUE EVENING. LONG PERIOD NE 
SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E 
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH SAT...SLOWLY SUBSIDING FROM N TO S. 
HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC SUN INCREASING 
TRADES OVER THE E CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC EARLY SUN 
AND TUE.


AMZ082-280330-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 PM EST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S 
OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 
19N. 
.SUN...W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 19N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT E OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. NW OF FRONT W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 20N. SE OF FRONT NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.


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AMZ084-280330-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 PM EST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 81W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
AREA WIDE EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT 
OR LESS S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
11N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S 
OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 
FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
12N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT. 

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AMZ086-280330-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 PM EST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 
TO 9 FT E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 68W 
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 
5 TO 7 FT E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. 
.MON AND TUE...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO 
E TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT.


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AMZ087-280330-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 PM EST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT N OF 11N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL 
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 11N.

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AMZ088-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1030 PM EST THU NOV 27 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO SE CUBA SHOULD CONTINUE 
WEAKENING AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRI. RIDGE ALONG 27N 
ACROSS THE REGION FRI SHOULD SHIFT E ALONG 26N SAT...AS A NEARLY 
STATIONARY FRONT LIES NEAR AND JUST OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. COAST N 
OF THE AREA. THAT FRONT SHOULD EVENTUALLY MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. 
COAST INTO THE FAR NW WATERS MON MORNING AND LIE FROM 31N74W TO 
22N78W MON EVENING AND FROM 31N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE 
EVENING. 

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AMZ080-280330-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 PM EST THU NOV 27 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN 
NW SWELL W OF 73W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN SWELL E OF 73W. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 
2 FT OR LESS OF SE FLORIDA COAST.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 74W AND 3 TO 5 FT W 
OF 74W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S W 
OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS OFF SE FLORIDA COAST.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE SUN. N 
OF 26N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE SAT THEN BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 
FT IN SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING SE TO S SAT NIGHT THEN S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT SUN EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 76W LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N HALF 
LATE SUN. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST FAR NORTHERN WATERS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 75W LATE EXCEPT 3 TO 
5 FT NEAR SHORE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 25N E OF FRONT 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT....HIGHEST TO THE N. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
...HIGHEST TO THE N. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN