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NWS Forecast

FZNT23 KNHC 201336
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND
TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

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.

AMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

SYNOPSIS
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W MOVING W 10-15 KT TO ALONG
83W SUN...THEN MOVE ACROSS GULF OF HONDURAS SUN NIGHT W OF AREA
BY MON.  SECOND TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W MOVE W 10 KT TO ALONG
72W SUN...78W MON...AND TO 84W TUE.


AMZ082-202130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS E OF 80W.

SUN THROUGH WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.


AMZ084-202130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE SW TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.

SUN THROUGH MON
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

TUE AND WED
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.


AMZ086-202130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 69W.

SUN AND SUN NIGHT
WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF WAVE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM E OF WAVE.

MON
W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 66W E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

TUE AND WED
S OF 16N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.


AMZ087-202130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

THIS AFTERNOON
N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
FROM 12N TO 18N W OF 58W.

TONIGHT
N OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 14N.

SUN THROUGH WED
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF
18N. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT N OF 18N.


AMZ088-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

SYNOPSIS
DISSIPATING TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO 24N79W
SLOWLY MOVE NW TOWARDS SE COAST THROUGH MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES
BUILDS TUE AND WED INCREASING NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.


AMZ080-202130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008

THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT
W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 24N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NW
PART.

MON THROUGH WED
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT NW PART
TUE AND WED. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL NW PART.


FORECASTER LL/COBB

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