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FZNT23 KNHC 241454
OFFNT3

ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL 
N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

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.

AMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG 
TRADEWINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

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AMZ082-242130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT TONIGHT. S OF 20N W OF 85W SE 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. N OD 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
 
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AMZ084-242130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 
N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ086-242130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N W OF 74W E WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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AMZ087-242130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN N SWELL TUE. S OF 18N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL 
BUILDING TO 12 FT TUE.

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AMZ088-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT THEN 
DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS SUN THROUGH TUE.

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AMZ080-242130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 240 NM NW OF DISSIPATING FRONT 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS