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FZNT23 KNHC 100902
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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 APR 10 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.

AMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT S TONIGHT AND 
SAT INCREASING THE TRADES ACROSS THE AREA. THE RIDGE WEAKENS 
AGAIN SAT NIGHT THUS RELAXING THE TRADES SUN THROUGH TUE.

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AMZ082-101530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
OCCASIONALLY 20 TO 25 KT OVER THE SW GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SW PART. N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL.  

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AMZ084-101530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
530 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI AND 8 TO 12 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.

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AMZ086-101530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
530 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TODAY...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG THE 
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT ALONG THE 
COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ087-101530-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
530 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TODAY...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N AND 
NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 F.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN 
MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT ON TUE.

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AMZ088-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
530 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL EXTEND SW FROM BERMUDA TO 
CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TODAY THEN MOVE E SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST SAT NIGHT EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO 
CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SUN THEN E OF AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD BRIEFLY ACROSS AREA MON WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT.

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AMZ080-101530-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
530 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E 
OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT 
N OF FRONT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 
27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W 
TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 
70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER DGS