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FZNT23 KNHC 110251
OFFNT3

ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL 
N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 10 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.

AMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011
 
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY SURFACE TROUGH FROM 15N75W TO 20N80W.
WEAK PRES PATTERN MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE E TRADE WINDS OVER 
MUCH OF BASIN.  FRESH BREEZE OVER TROPICAL N ATLC WED SPREAD W 
INTO E CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AS SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS N OF AREA.
 
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AMZ082-110930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011
 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS E OF 78W.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
E OF 82W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF 84W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
E OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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AMZ084-110930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 78W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
E OF 78W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS E OF 79W. 
.TUE THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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AMZ086-110930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 72W SE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 70W.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

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AMZ087-110930-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N AND 
E SWELL.
.WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 7 TO 8 
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  

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AMZ088-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA AND 
LOW PRES OVER N FLORIDA MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG E-NE WINDS 
ACROSS MOST OF BASIN N OF 23N TONIGHT.  RIDGE DRIFT N AND RELAX 
GRADIENT DIMINISHING WIND AND SEAS TUE THROUGH FRI.  WEAK TROUGH 
ENTERS NW PORTION OF AREA LATE WED AND REACH FROM 31N66W TO 
23N74W BY LATE SAT.

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AMZ080-110930-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1130 PM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N FROM 68W TO 76W SE TO S  
WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N 
SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS 
W OF 68W. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF 
BAHAMAS.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N E OF 70W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 
FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 
70W SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT W BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.    

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES