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FZNT23 KNHC 101444
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 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 SUN MAY 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH E TRADES 
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEK.

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AMZ082-102130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.

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

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL DRIFT S AS A COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES THE SE U.S. COAST. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE TO ALONG 27N 
BY LATE MON INTO TUE AND TO E OF AREA WED AS THE FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO NE FLORIDA BY TUE AFTERNOON...THEN STALL 
FROM 29N65W TO THE GEORGIA COAST BY WED BEFORE DISSIPATING THU.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND THE FRONT. FROM 22N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN