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FZNT23 KNHC 291523
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN NOV 29 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.

AMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST SUN NOV 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 
CENTRAL HONDURAS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE MON. THE NEXT COLD 
FRONT MOVES INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU MORNING AND LIES FROM 
CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS THU NIGHT. EASTERLY TRADES STRENGTHEN 
ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED AND THU AS 
ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS S THROUGH THE BAHAMAS.
 
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AMZ082-292130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST SUN NOV 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING E TO SE W OF 85W MON THROUGH TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL 
THU NIGHT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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AMZ084-292130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST SUN NOV 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT BRIEFLY 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.

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AMZ086-292130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 AM EST SUN NOV 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 66W 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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AMZ087-292130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 AM EST SUN NOV 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 13N MON AND 
TUE.
.WED AND THU...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 10N 
TO 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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AMZ088-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS  
1030 AM EST SUN NOV 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 22N65W TO WINDWARD 
PASSAGE WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A RIDGE EXTENDING 
FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E OF THE NORTHERN 
BAHAMAS BY TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST MON 
NIGHT STALLING ALONG 29N TUE NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL 
LIFT NE AS A WARM FRONT WED WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING ALL 
WATERS. A STRONG SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA 
COAST WED NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS 
SUNRISE FRI.

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AMZ080-292130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST SUN NOV 29 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 70W WED AND THU...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N W OF 70W NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF 
BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 75W.
.MON...N OF 29N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT N OF 30N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 
25 TO 35 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT THU. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT 
BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER