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FZNT23 KNHC 121444
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 MAY 12 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.

AMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA MAINTAINS FRESH TRADES 
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI THEN DECREASE SAT.

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AMZ082-122130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 17N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N.

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AMZ084-122130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N 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. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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AMZ086-122130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT. N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

AMZ087-122130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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AMZ088-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 1016 MB LOW NEAR 30N78W TO 
NEAR ORLANDO FLORIDA. THE LOW MOVES NE OF THE AREA BY WED 
AFTERNOON...WITH A FRONT EXTENDING FROM 180 NM S OF BERMUDA TO 
31N74W AND THEN FROM 31N77W TO THE NE FLORIDA PENINSULA. BY LATE 
THU...FRONT EXTENDS FROM 240 NM S OF BERMUDA TO 31N73W AND 
DISSIPATES FRI.

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AMZ080-122130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT TUE MAY 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF 
LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE BETWEEN 71W AND 76W. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/COHEN