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FZNT23 KNHC 011357
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 JUL 01 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.

AMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT WED JUL 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 61W/62W S OF 15N IS MOVING W AT 
15 KT. THE WAVE WILL ENTER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY 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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AMZ082-012130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT WED JUL 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 
80W.
.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. SCATTERED
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 
TSTMS W OF 80W.

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AMZ084-012130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT WED JUL 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 
10 FT. 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. 
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 
11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED 
TSTMS MAINLY W OF 80W.

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AMZ086-012130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT WED JUL 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 
TO 10 FT COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 67W...SPREADING W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N W OF 63W E WINDS INCREASING TO 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N.

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AMZ087-012130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT WED JUL 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N...MOVING 
W OF AREA LATE.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

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AMZ088-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT WED JUL 01 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 MODERATE SW 
WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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AMZ080-012130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT WED JUL 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. FROM 23N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W 
OF BAHAMAS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N 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 CHRISTENSEN/COBB