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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 OCT 01 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.

AMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT THU OCT 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 55W 
EARLY FRI AND ALONG 65W LATE SUN AND ALONG 75W TUE NIGHT. A
TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 37W TONIGHT WILL REACH 55W EARLY 
SUN AND AND ALONG 73W TUE.

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AMZ082-020930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 PM EDT THU OCT 01 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N 
E OF 82W TONIGHT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7  FT 
IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ084-020930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 PM EDT THU OCT 01 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S 
PART TONIGHT.

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AMZ086-020930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 PM EDT THU OCT 01 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 EXCEPT TO 25 
KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

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AMZ087-020930-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT THU OCT 01 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 15 TO 20 KT 
E OF TROPICAL WAVE SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N 
SWELL. 

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AMZ088-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT THU OCT 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 29N65W TO 26N80W 
WILL WILL MOVE N LATE FRI AND SAT AS A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 26N. 
THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST SAT AFTERNOON 
REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY MON THEN BECOME 
STATIONARY FROM 27N65W TO 27N80W EARLY TUE.

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AMZ080-020930-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT THU OCT 01 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT IN N SWELL. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W 
OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TOP 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON