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FZNT23 KNHC 121525
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT MON APR 12 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.

AMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAIN FRESH EASTERLY 
BREEZE THROUGH BASIN STRENGTHEN THROUGH THU INCREASING WINDS TO 
STRONG WED AND THU BEFORE WEAKENING FRI.  WEAK SURFACE TROUGH 
DEVELOP NEAR PUERTO RICO LATE WED AND MOVE SLOWLY NE THROUGH FRI.

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AMZ082-122130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE 
WED. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 FT 
BUILD TO 6 FT WED.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE FRI.  
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE FRI.

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AMZ084-122130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W  
1130 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT.
S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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AMZ086-122130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 
KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE 10 KT OR 
LESS N OF 15N THU. SEAS 4 FT.

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AMZ087-122130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN 
E SWELL.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. 
.FRI...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. FROM 12N TO 
18N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL.

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AMZ088-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 26N80W DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES N OF FRONT REBUILD N OF BASIN TUE AND 
TIGHTEN PRES GRADIENT ACROSS AREA TUE THROUGH FRI YIELDING FRESH 
TO STRONG NE WINDS.

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AMZ080-122130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT 
INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. S OF TROUGH  
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 23N NE WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT LATE WED. 
SEAS TO 10 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
THU. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE THU.
.FRI...N OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. 
S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES