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FZNT23 KNHC 042107
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

AMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
430 PM EST WED FEB 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL 
MOVE S OF CUBA BY EARLY THU FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS WITH GALES 
ALONG THE COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND NICARAGUA. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT 
E ALONG 30N AND INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH THE WEEKEND MAINTAINING 
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. 

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AMZ082-050330-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
430 PM EST WED FEB 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT S OF 19N AND 7 TO 9 FT N OF 19N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON.

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AMZ084-050330-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
430 PM EST WED FEB 04 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 12N E OF 76W ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA...
...GALE WARNING N OF 12N W OF 82W ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA...

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 
TO 35 KT S OF 12N E OF 76W AND N OF 12N W OF 82W. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT COASTS 
OF COLOMBIA AND NICARAGUA. SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING 8 TO 13 FT 
SUN.

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AMZ086-050330-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
430 PM EST WED FEB 04 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 17N AND W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH MON...W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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AMZ087-050330-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
430 PM EST WED FEB 04 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
IN MERGING NW AND E SWELLS. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN 
MIXED NW AND E SWELL.

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AMZ088-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
430 PM EST WED FEB 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS SLOWLY MOVES E THROUGH TONIGHT. A SECOND AND FASTER 
MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 420 NM E OF THE GEORGIA FLORIDA 
COAST TO FORT LAUDERDALE EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL 
HISPANIOLA AND MERGES WITH THE FIRST FRONT BY EARLY THU. STRONG 
WINDS ARE BEHIND SECOND FRONT...WITH GALES N OF 29N. HIGH PRES 
SLIDES E ALONG 30N AND INTO THE W ATLC THIS WEEKEND AND MON 
LEADING TO SUBSIDING WINDS AND SEAS.

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AMZ080-050330-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
430 PM EST WED FEB 04 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 
TO 35 KT N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM W OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT WITH NW SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 
15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN FRONTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 
SECOND FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW 
SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 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 MON...N OF 26N 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 26N 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 COHEN