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FZNT23 KNHC 261521
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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 SAT SEP 26 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.

AMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE N OF AREA WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND SUN THEN 
STRENGTHEN MON THROUGH WED.

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AMZ082-262130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 85W.
.SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 16N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL BY WED. ELSEWHERE S OF 
18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ084-262130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 
80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ086-262130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
S OF 15N E OF 65W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND 
TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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AMZ087-262130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 15N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SE N OF 15N 
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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AMZ088-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH 22N71W TO 29N65W WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH 
SUNDAY THEN WILL BECOME DIFFUSE SUNDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT N OF 
THE AREA WILL STALL ALONG 30N E OF 70W TONIGHT...THEN LIFT TO 
THE NE ON SUNDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ALONG 25N MON 
AND TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST AND 
INTO THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA TUE REACHING A 
POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WED.

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AMZ080-262130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF TROUGH TO 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING SE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 22N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT N LATE. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER BARNES/CHRISTENSEN