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FZNT23 KNHC 060243
OFFNT3

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

AMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM E HISPANIOLA TO W PANAMA 
SLOWLY DISSIPATES THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WHILE STRONG WINDS 
CONTINUE ACROSS THE BASIN. GALES CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE N OF THE AREA SHIFTS EASTWARD 
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND INTO TUE MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS 
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. 

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AMZ082-060930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 86W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 86W 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.

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AMZ084-060930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

...GALE WARNING FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 77W ALONG COAST OF          
   COLOMBIA...

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 
KT FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 77W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT 
ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 
FT MON.

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AMZ086-060930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

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

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AMZ087-060930-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 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.

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AMZ088-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1030 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 180 NM N OF PUERTO RICO 
TO E HISPANIOLA MOVES SE OF THE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. BRISK 
WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT BEFORE WEAKENING THIS 
WEEKEND AS A RIDGE SLIDES E ALONG 30N. SEAS SUBSIDE AS WELL. A 
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN AREAS ON TUE.

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AMZ080-060930-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 PM EST THU FEB 05 2009

.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 N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 WITH NW SWELL 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 9 FT. 

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FORECASTER COHEN