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FZNT23 KNHC 060912
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
512 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...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.

AMZ001-062115-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO
19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W
512 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SE OF BERMUDA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT FOR STRONG WINDS
ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL PORTIONS AND NEAR GALE FORCE AT NIGHT ALONG
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND NW VENEZUELA. NORTHERLY SWELL WILL
PROPAGATE THROUGH THE WATERS NE AND E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
OVERNIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT INTO FRI...THEN DISSIPATE FROM
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL SAT THROUGH MON NIGHT. 

$$

AMZ011-062115-
CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN-
512 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND NE
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$

AMZ013-062115-
CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN-
512 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...
SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND N
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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AMZ015-062115-
CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE-
512 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

$$

AMZ017-062115-
GULF OF HONDURAS-
512 AM EDT THU APR 6 2017

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 87W...AND E TO
SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.