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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...UPDATED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
145 PM EST MON DEC 29 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.

UPDATED SEAS IN NW CARIBBEAN SEA FOR TONIGHT

AMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
145 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE 
SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR MODERATE
TO STRONG TRADES TO DIMINISH SOME THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

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AMZ082-292130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W...UPDATED
145 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N W OF 82W. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ084-292130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
145 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
HIGHEST NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
COLOMBIAN COAST. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NEW SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN 
NE SWELL.

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AMZ086-292130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
145 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 72W.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.FRI...S OF 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ087-292130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
145 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO 
NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ088-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
145 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E 
OF THE AREA TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE 
OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM BERMUDA TO NW BAHAMAS TUE...AND MOVE E OF AREA TUE NIGHT. A 
WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND MOVE 
E OF AREA ON THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE 
NORTHERN WATERS LATE WED AND STALL ALONG 25N THEN MOVE N AS A 
WARM FRONT THU. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED MOVE INTO THE NW 
WATERS LATE FRI AFTERNOON.

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AMZ080-292130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
145 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 
N SWELL. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 23N
E OF 73W...AND ALSO FROM 23N TO 26N BETWEEN 75W AND 79W.
.TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL 
...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S 
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL... 
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF
75W WINDS N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO 
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.  

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FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE