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FZNT23 KNHC 171502
OFFNT3

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

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE 
FORECAST PERIOD. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 88W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WWD 
AND AWAY FROM THE AREA. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE PRESENTLY ALONG 38W 
WILL APPROACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT.

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AMZ082-172130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT WED JUN 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E 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 WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS  2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 16N BETWEEN 65W AND 72W THIS AFTERNOON AND 
TONIGHT.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY 20 
KT S OF 16N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL DOMINATE THE AREA 
THROUGH SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS THIS 
AFTERNOON EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO 28N77W THU MORNING. THE FRONT 
WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE AREA BY THU NIGHT.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT... EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
20 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT AND SUN. 
FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER GR