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FZNT23 KNHC 271517
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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 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.

AMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES GRADIENT CONTINUES TO ALLOW FOR MODERATE 
TO FRESH TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT. A TROPICAL 
WAVE OVER THE FAR E ATLC WILL APPROACH THE LESSER ANTILLES 
SUN...THEN ENTER THE E 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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AMZ082-272130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 16N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 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...EXCEPT 
LEE OF CUBA 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT LEE OF CUBA 1 TO 
2 FT. 
.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 WINDS 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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AMZ084-272130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TONIGHT. N OF 
11N BETWEEN 76W AND 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. 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 SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL BY SAT.
.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 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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AMZ086-272130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 BUILDING TO 8 
TO 11 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI. 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. 

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AMZ087-272130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 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. 
 
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AMZ088-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DANNY NEAR 27.5N 73.1W 1006 MB AT 11 
AM EDT MOVING NW AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 
60 KT. DANNY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 28.7N 73.9W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 
SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 30.3N 74.5W EARLY FRI 
MORNING AND NORTH OF THE AREA TO NEAR 33.2N 74.3W FRI AFTERNOON. 
DANNY WILL ACCELERATE AS IT MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA 
THROUGH SAT. A HIGH PRES 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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AMZ080-272130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 77W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH 
SEAS TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF DANNY....EXCEPT 210 NM 
SW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 23N BETWEEN 
65W AND 77W 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. REMAINDER OF AREA 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 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM N SEMICIRCLE...210 NM SE AND 120 NM  
SW QUADRANTS WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 330 NM 
E SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SW AND 240 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N BETWEEN 67W AND 80W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W S TO 
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. REMAINDER OF AREA VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 180 NM NE 
QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 135 NM 
NW QUADRANT OF DANNY. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS TO 
75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W. 
HIGHEST SEAS TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N BETWEEN 68W AND 76W S 
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 BY 
MON. 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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