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FZNT23 KNHC 311431
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED DEC 31 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.

AMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN LITTLE 
CHANGE TO MUCH OF THE TRADES THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES CENTERED 
WELL NE OF THE AREA OVER THE ATLC WILL THEN STRENGTHEN SAT AND 
SUN ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND 
E CARIBBEAN AS LONG PERIOD N SWELLS MIX WITH E SWELLS ACROSS 
THESE WATERS.

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AMZ082-312130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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AMZ084-312130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ086-312130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
20 TO 25 KT FAR SW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 
TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT SUN.

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AMZ087-312130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 10N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL THROUGHOUT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

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AMZ088-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THIS 
AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS 
TONIGHT...THEN MOVE INTO THE SE WATERS FRI AND SAT. A SECOND 
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT
...AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT THEN 
DISSIPATE E OF THE BAHAMAS ON SUN AS A RIDGE BUILDS W ALONG 26N.

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AMZ080-312130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. 
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN 
MAINLY N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N 
OF 29N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN 
N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
.SUN...N OF 26N W OF W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN 
N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER NELSON/AGUIRRE