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FZNT23 KNHC 101501
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI APR 10 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.

AMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WILL WEAKEN 
SATURDAY NIGHT THEN CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SUNDAY AND REBUILD 
NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

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AMZ082-102130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
OCCASIONALLY 20 TO 25 KT OVER THE SW GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SW PART. N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL.  

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AMZ084-102130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI AND 8 TO 12 FT LATE SAT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN 
NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.

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AMZ086-102130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT 
ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ087-102130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN N AND NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 F.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN 
MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT ON TUE.

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AMZ088-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N THROUGH TONIGHT WILL MOVE EAST 
SATURDAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SATURDAY 
NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO SOUTH FLORIDA SUNDAY THEN MOVE 
RAPIDLY EAST PASSING EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY MONDAY. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THEN MOVE EAST IN 
ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OVER THE NW WATERS 
TUESDAY NIGHT.

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AMZ080-102130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT 
N OF FRONT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 
27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W 
TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 
70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER LL