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FZNT23 KNHC 270922
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU AUG 27 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.

AMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT CONTINUES TO ALLOW FOR MODERATE 
TO FRESH TRADES OVER MUCH OF AREA THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL WAVE 
OVER FAR E ATLC IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE LESSER ANTILLES 
SUN...AND ENTER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA MON. EXPECT INCREASING 
WINDS AND SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE AS IT INTERACTS 
WITH CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDING SW.

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AMZ082-271530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TODAY...S OF 16N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 
84W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 
84W 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N W 
OF 82W.
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 81W.
.FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 
SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N.

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AMZ084-271530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 11N 
BETWEEN 76W AND 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL MON. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 77W NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ086-271530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W THU NIGHT THROUGH 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF 
COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W 
OF 66W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 66W.
.MON...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N E OF
64W SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 14N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF
14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PORTION.

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AMZ087-271530-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 14N E OF 
57W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 
14N E OF 57W BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUN. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PORTION SUN.
.MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL FROM 12N TO 15N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PORTION.
 
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AMZ088-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DANNY NEAR 27.4N 72.1W 1006 MB AT 5 
AM EDT MOVING NW AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 
KT. DANNY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 28.4N 73.1W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 
SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 30.0N 74.0W EARLY FRI 
MORNING AND NORTH OF THE AREA TO NEAR 32.3N 74.0W FRI AFTERNOON. 
DANNY WILL ACCELERATE AS IT MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA 
THROUGH SAT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 28N SAT AND SUN...THEN 
SHIFT FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA BY MON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES 
INTO THE NW PORTION.

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AMZ080-271530-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W...

.TODAY...TROPICAL FORCE WINDS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 180 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 135 NM NW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 
60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 210 
NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF 
DANNY....EXCEPT 250 NM SW QUADRANT 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
N OF 23N BETWEEN 65W AND 76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO 
NW WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 135 NM NW 
QUADRANT OF DANNY. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE AND 120 NM  
SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST SEAS 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 80W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W N OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE 
QUADRANT...120 NM SE...60 NM SW...AND 90 NM NW QUADRANT OF 
DANNY. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER N OF 29N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W. HIGHEST SEAS OVER 
FORECAST WATERS 13 TO 20 FT SE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N 
BETWEEN 69W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E 
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 4 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 25N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 75W...LIFTING N OF 
AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W SE 
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 68W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 74W E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 
74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...
EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 
70W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE SAT...AND TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN 
AND BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT FAR S PART E OF 
75W E 15 TO 20 KT...AND W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR S PART E OF 75W 4 TO 6 FT AND W OF BAHAMAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART MON.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK