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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 02 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.

AMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 55W THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 
60W BY TONIGHT...PASS 70W SUN...AND MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN 
CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 40W WILL 
REACH 55W LATE SAT NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT. 
THIS WAVE WILL CROSS 70W TUE.

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AMZ082-021530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.TODAY...FROM 16N TO 20N BETWEEN 81W AND 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 81W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
AMZ084-021530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TODAY THROUGH SAT. 
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.

$$
AMZ086-021530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 02 2009

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

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AMZ087-021530-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL MON AND TUE. 

$$
AMZ088-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM JUPITER INLET FL TO 
27N71W WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT AND PRE-FRONTAL 
TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST SAT EVENING WITH THE FRONT 
REACHING FROM 31N70W TO PONCE INLET FL SAT MORNING AND THEN 
WEAKENING AND RETREATING N TO 31N72W TO MAYPORT FL SUN NIGHT 
BEFORE DISSIPATING MON AND ALLOWING WEAK HIGH PRES TO MOVE OVER 
NE WATERS.

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AMZ080-021530-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT FRI OCT 02 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N W 
OF 70W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 240 NM SE OF TROUGH N OF 28N S WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND TROUGH.
.SUN AND 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 SCHAUER CLARK