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FZNT23 KNHC 171445
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 17 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.

AMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE S OF 15N ALONG 82W WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT. OTHERWISE TRADES 
WILL REMAIN MODERATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. REMNANTS OF FRED WILL 
INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT. 

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AMZ082-172130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT FAR SE PART. N OF 18N NE 
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 
4 TO 6 FT FAR SE PART.

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AMZ084-172130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 
20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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AMZ086-172130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ087-172130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NE PART IN E SWELL. 
.SUN...N OF 18N E OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E OF 60W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 60W 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.

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AMZ088-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT NW 
ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND INTO FLORIDA THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER 
TROUGH...THE REMNANTS OF FRED WILL MOVE N OF PUERTO RICO FRI 
MORNING THEN TO THE SE BAHAMAS ON SAT AND INTO CENTRAL CUBA SUN. 
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH 
THE BAHAMAS MON.

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AMZ080-172130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N ALONG TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 
70W.
.SAT...E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E 
SWELL. W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 
75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER DGS/JPC