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FZNT23 KNHC 010315
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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 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 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.

AMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W S OF 15N IS MOVING W AT 13 
KT. THE WAVE WILL ENTER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT...AND
PASS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU NIGHT
BEFORE ENTERING THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN LATE FRI. A RIDGE N OF 
THE AREA WILL LIFT N THU THROUGH FRI AND STRENGTHEN SOME...THEN
DRIFT BACK S SAT AND SUN. ANOTHER WAVE IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE FRI AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA
SAT.

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AMZ082-010930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 84W SE WINDS
TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 79W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. 
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 79W.

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AMZ084-010930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
ENTIRE AREA.
.WED THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU AND 
TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W.

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AMZ086-010930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART LATE.
.WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 63W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR
S PART.

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AMZ087-010930-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 
13N.
.WED THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.

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AMZ088-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 25N65W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL LIFT N TO 
ALONG BY 26N BY FRI...THEN DRIFT S SAT AND SUN. THE COMBINATION
OF LOW PRES N OF AREA AND THE RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN SW WINDS OVER
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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AMZ080-010930-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2009

.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W SW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT WED. ELSEWHERE N OF 
26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
WED. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER 
IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW OF LINE FROM 31N66W 
TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE