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FZNT23 KNHC 171355
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N  
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW 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.

AMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD 
WEAKENING THE TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT. 

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AMZ082-172130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ084-172130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 78W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ086-172130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA TODAY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 17N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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AMZ087-172130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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AMZ088-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL 
FLORIDA WILL MOVE E REACH A POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS TONIGHT...THEN STALL ALONG 22N THROUGH WED NIGHT 
DISSIPATING LATE THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N 
FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL 
CUBA FRI NIGHT AND OVER THE SE WATERS LATE SAT.

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AMZ080-172130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 25N E OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
IN E SWELL N OF 23N...4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SAT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON