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FZNT23 KNHC 101520
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W 
INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

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.

AMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 15N OVER TROPICAL N ATLC 
DISSIPATE SUN.  HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF AREA MAINTAIN EASTERLY 
TRADES ACROSS REGION THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.

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AMZ082-102130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SUN. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 
20 KT N OF 20N MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...THEN INCREASE TO 25 KT N 
OF 19N WED. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N OF 19N LATE TUE AND WED.

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AMZ084-102130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W  
1130 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 
25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 11N 
W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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AMZ086-102130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST 
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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AMZ087-102130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 15N N TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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AMZ088-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA REACH 
FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE EARLY 
SUN.  HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT THROUGH MON THEN STRENGTHENS 
TUE AND WED.

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AMZ080-102130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 
KT BECOME E AT 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL 
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF 70W 
LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 11 FT W OF 70W LATE. S OF 23N E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...FROM 23N TO 29N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
11 FT.  ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES