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FZNT23 KNHC 170247
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC 
AND CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT SAT APR 16 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.

AMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF 
THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH NEXT WEEK. A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER 
BETWEEN 55W AND 60W N OF 15N THROUGH MON...THEN SHIFT TO THE N 
OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS BY MIDWEEK.
  
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AMZ082-170930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.THU...S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ084-170930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W  
1130 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ086-170930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1130 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ087-170930-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ088-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST 
OVERNIGHT...STALL FROM 31N69W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS BY LATE 
SUN...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH 
WILL STAY E OF THE AREA THROUGH WED...AS A SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS 
IN PLACE FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS WILL 
MAINTAIN FRESH NE FLOW S OF A LINE FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS...ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASED NE SWELL. THE TROUGH WILL 
PUSH W OF 65W ON THU. 

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AMZ080-170930-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1130 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...SHIFTING NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF 
70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG THE FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN 
NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 75W NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN