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FZNT23 KNHC 052106 CCA
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST THU FEB 05 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.

AMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
430 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM S HISPANIOLA TO CENTRAL PANAMA 
SLOWLY SLIDES SOUTHWARD AND WEAKENS INTO THIS WEEKEND WHILE 
STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE BASIN. GALES CONTINUE ALONG THE 
COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND NICARAGUA THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES N OF THE 
AREA SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND MAINTAINING FRESH TO 
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. 

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AMZ082-060330-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
430 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT 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 
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON.

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AMZ084-060330-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
430 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

...GALE WARNING 10N TO 12N E OF 77W ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA... 
...GALE WARNING N OF 11N W OF 80W ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA...

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 
KT FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 77W AND N OF 11N W OF 80W. SEAS 9 TO 14 
FT EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 77W AND N OF 11N W OF 
80W.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT 
COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND NICARAGUA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 
8 TO 10 FT MON.

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AMZ086-060330-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
430 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
11 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT MON. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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AMZ087-060330-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
430 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.

$$
AMZ088-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
430 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 300 NM E OF BERMUDA TO E 
HISPANIOLA MOVES SE OF AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL 
CONTINUE BEHIND FRONT. HIGH PRES SLIDES E ALONG 30N AND 
INTO THE W ATLC THIS WEEKEND THROUGH TUE WITH SUBSIDING WINDS 
AND SEAS.

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AMZ080-060330-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
430 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

CORRECTED FRI THROUGH MON FORECAST

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL 
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 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 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 

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FORECASTER COHEN