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FZNT23 KNHC 040820
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 FEB 04 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.

AMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
430 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM E CUBA TO N HONDURAS WILL 
DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES AND STRONG N TO NELY 
FLOW WILL BUILD ACROSS THE E GULF OF MEXICO AND W HALF OF CARIB 
THROUGH FRI. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E ALONG 30N AND INTO THE W ATLC 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS 
MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN. 

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AMZ082-041530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
430 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 
TO 12 FT S OF 19N AND 7 TO 9 FT N OF 19N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT N OF 19N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
GRADUALLY SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT SUN.

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AMZ084-041530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
430 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST ALONG 
COASTS OF NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 25 
TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST ALONG 
COASTS OF NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT 
EXCEPT TO 15 KT W OF 78W. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING 8 TO 13 FT SUN.

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AMZ086-041530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
430 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT N OF 15N AND 6 TO 7 FT S OF 15N. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 64W. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT E OF 64W 
AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST 
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. E 
OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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AMZ087-041530-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
430 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 12 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELLS. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

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AMZ088-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
430 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO E 
CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE SE TO NEAR 31N59W TO CENTRAL HISPANIOLA 
BY MIDDAY THU. A SECOND REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE 
COAST OF U.S. THIS MORNING WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ESE ACROSS THE W 
ATLC AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT BY THU EVENING. WLY GALES 
ARE BRIEFLY EXPECTED BEHIND THE SECOND FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL 
SLIDE E ALONG 30N AND INTO THE W ATLC THIS WEEKEND LEADING TO 
SUBSIDING WINDS AND SEAS. 

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AMZ080-041530-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
430 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009

...GALE WARNING N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM W OF SECOND COLD FRONT    
   THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM W OF SECOND FRONT. 
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 
NW 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN THE FRONTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING