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FZNT23 KNHC 070920
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009

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.

AMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
430 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE THE YUCATAN CHANNEL 
TONIGHT AND STALLS FROM W CUBA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU THEN 
DISSIPATE FRI.

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AMZ082-071530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
430 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009

.TODAY...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 18N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E 
OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 
18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
 
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AMZ084-071530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
430 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL.

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AMZ086-071530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
430 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.

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AMZ087-071530-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
430 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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AMZ088-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
430 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST AND EXTEND FROM 
31N75W TO 27N80W THIS EVENING AND 31N65W TO W CUBA THU AND FROM 
26N65W TO HAITI FRI THEN DISSIPATE SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES 
OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT AND AND EXTENDS FROM 31N66W TO 27N80W 
SUN

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AMZ080-071530-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
430 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009

...GALE WARNING N OF 29N TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.SE 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 
29N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 KT. S 
OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E 
OF 73W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 73W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
28N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 
NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER DGS