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FZNT23 KNHC 180323
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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 PM 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.

AMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE S OF 20N ALONG 85W WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THE NW CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE TRADE WINDS WILL REMAIN 
MODERATE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK OVER MOST OF THE BASIN. REMNANTS 
OF FRED WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS 
TONIGHT. 

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AMZ082-180930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 80W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ084-180930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
NE BY LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS W OF 80W. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT BY LATE SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N 
W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 
20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ086-180930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...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.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 65W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ087-180930-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 57W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. 
.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 AND TUE...N OF 15N E OF 60W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ088-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT W 
ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND INTO FLORIDA THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER 
TROUGH...THE REMNANTS OF FRED...WILL MOVE N OF PUERTO RICO BY 
FRI MORNING...REACHING 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 AND TUE.

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AMZ080-180930-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN SE SWELL 
FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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 CHRISTENSEN