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FZNT23 KNHC 231502
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL
N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

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.

AMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED WELL N OF THE AREA WILL 
MIGRATE E BUT WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TRADES ACROSS TROPICAL N ATLC 
AND MUCH OF CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. 

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AMZ082-232130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT S OF 18N 
LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT S OF 18N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N. ELSEWHERE E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT S OF 
18N E OF 82W.
.THU THROUGH SAT...WINDWARD PASSAGE AND S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT WINDWARD 
PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 19N E OF 83W.

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AMZ084-232130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT WED AND 
SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 12 FT THU AND FRI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS E OF 80W 8 TO 12 FT AND W OF 80W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THU AND SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT FRI.
.SAT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT. N OF 10N E OF 81E NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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AMZ086-232130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT WED THROUGH FRI.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 
6 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE.

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AMZ087-232130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL WED THROUGH FRI.
S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT WED AND 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL THU AND FRI.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ088-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N58W TO 25N70WW TO 23N77W WILL 
WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST OF AREA BY TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES MOVING 
E OFF THE MID ATLC U.S. COAST BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN 
STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. WINDS START TO 
DIMINISH THU AS THE HIGH PRES RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS SOUTH AND 
WEAKENS THROUGH SAT.

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AMZ080-232130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM
25N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 
FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT W OF 77W SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK