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FZNT23 KNHC 041446
OFFNT3

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

AMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST WED MAR 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FRONT FROM MONA PASSAGE TO PANAMA 
WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE W 
ATLC WITH INCREASING NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.

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AMZ082-012130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST WED MAR 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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AMZ084-012130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 
1030 AM EST WED MAR 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 70W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT AND SUN..E OF 80W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W 
OF 80 NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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AMZ086-012130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1030 AM EST WED MAR 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 67W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

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AMZ087-012130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 AM EST WED MAR 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 17N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 17N E OF 60W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 
TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL. 

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AMZ088-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST WED MAR 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FRONT 22N65W TO MONA PASSAGE 
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS 
THE AREA WED THROUGH SAT THEN WEAKENS SUN.

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AMZ080-012130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST WED MAR 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...E OF 69W AND S OF 24N W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 
28N W OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL 
E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA