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FZNT23 KNHC 102118
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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.

AMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...THE ATLC RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT S ACROSS THE 
SOUTHERN BAHAMAS SAT THEN SHIFT FURTHER N NEXT WEEK RELAXING THE 
TRADES ACROSS THE TROPICS.

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AMZ082-110330-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
530 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...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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AMZ084-110330-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 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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AMZ086-110330-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.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 5 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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AMZ087-110330-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN 
MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT BY TUE.

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AMZ088-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
530 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT 
S TO ALONG 25N SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST 
SAT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE SUN 
THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA 
BEHIND THE FRONT THEN SHIFT E IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
WHICH MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS TUE REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO THE 
FLORIDA STRAITS LATE WED NIGHT.

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AMZ080-110330-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.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 EXCEPT 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 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE 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 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT 
W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N 
OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT AHEAD OF FRONT. 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 NELSON