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FZNT23 KNHC 191436
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 19 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.

AMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGING N OF THE AREA WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG 
TRADES TO THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS 
THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE AND DISSIPATES FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 
BELIZE WED. 

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AMZ082-192130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ084-192130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU..N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT NEAR 
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.

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AMZ086-192130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA AND E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT NEAR THE 
COAST OF COLOMBIA...4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA AND E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT NEAR THE 
COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
   
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AMZ087-192130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AND E 15 TO 20 KT 
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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AMZ088-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 30 N THROUGH MON. SW WINDS 
INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE 
MON NIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE WED AND 
DISSIPATING OVER THE SE WATERS THU.

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AMZ080-192130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E OF 
73W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL 
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT MON. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N SHIFTING TO W TO 
NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE 
BAHAMAS. 
.TUE...N OF 27N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. 
.THU...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON