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FZNT23 KNHC 131521
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

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.

AMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH MEANDER ALONG 68W THROUGH LATE THU AND 
DISSIPATE EARLY FRI.  ANOTHER BROAD TROUGH DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL 
ATLC AND MOVE W INTO TO ALONG 58W SAT AND SUN.
  
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AMZ082-132130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE  
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ084-132130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W  
1130 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ086-132130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1130 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 70W.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S OF 13N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  

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AMZ087-132130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ088-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO SE FLORIDA STALL 
FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE THU...THEN DISSIPATE FRI.  
RIDGE BUILDS N OF 31N WITH STRONG S BREEZE N OF 27N W OF 77W 
EARLY SUN AHEAD OF COLD FRONT ENTERING NW WATERS LATE SAT.  
FRONT STALL FROM 31N74W TO NW BAHAMAS LATE SUN.
   
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AMZ080-132130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 70W S WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 T0 15 KT 
SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N 
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES