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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2009

...CORRECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT FORECAST IN TROPICAL N ATLC 
SECTION...

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.

AMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN ALONG 80W 
MOVING W 20 TO 25 KT ENTERS THE GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY AND 
CLEARS THE AREA BY LATE MON. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE MOVES INTO 
TROPICAL N ATLC LATE MON...APPROACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES 
TUE...AND MOVES ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND THU.

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AMZ082-121530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E 
SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
TROPICAL WAVE.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 80W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. N OF 18N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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AMZ084-121530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 82W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 
11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT 
IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N.

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AMZ086-121530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT WINDWARD 
PASSAGE. WINDS SHIFTING E TO SE E OF 68W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT 
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E 
WATERS. 
.WED AND THU...W OF 68W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT 
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF 68W...E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
TROPICAL WAVE.

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AMZ087-121530-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE.

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AMZ088-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS MEANDERS ACROSS N PORTION OF THE AREA 
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

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AMZ080-121530-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
S TO SW 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 73W TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 
28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT 
W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW AND SE WATERS.

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FORECASTER COHEN