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FZNT23 KNHC 091540
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 09 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.

AMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TRADE WINDS INCREASE ACROSS CARIBBEAN AS ATLC RIDGE 
BUILDS.  WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SUN 
AND INTO NW CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE.

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AMZ082-092130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
7 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
 
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AMZ084-092130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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AMZ086-092130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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AMZ087-092130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 
KT SUN. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

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AMZ088-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA CATCHES UP 
AND MERGES WITH STALLING FRONT FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT 
THEN DISSIPATE LATE SAT.  HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND SECOND FRONT 
SUN. STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST LATE SUN AND 
EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY MON AND FROM 
31N71W TO 24N81W TUE.

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AMZ080-092130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 76W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF STALLING 
COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE. SEAS TO 10 FT IN 
NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF STALLING FRONT S WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE N OF 25N W 
OF 73W SAT. N OF 25N E OF 73W SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 69W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...W OF STRONGER FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 
STRONGER FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 
29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES