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FZNT23 KNHC 251451
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N
TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

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.

AMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS W CUBA AND THE THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL THU AND REACH FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS FRI THEN WEAKEN
FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR 15N85W BY SAT MORNING AND
DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN MORNING OVER HAITI.

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AMZ082-252130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF CUBA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. ELSEWHERE S OF
18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7
FT THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW OF FRONT
NEAR YUCATAN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO
8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 FT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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AMZ084-252130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT.  SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 FT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ086-252130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF
COLOMBIA NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF
COLOMBIA 4 TO 6 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.

AMZ087-252130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF
16N AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 16N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL.

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AMZ088-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1030 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N80W TO N FLORIDA WILL
BECOME ABSORBED BY COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE W. COLD
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY THU NIGHT
AND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN
OVER THE FAR SE WATERS SAT INTO SUN. STRONG NW FLOW WILL FOLLOW
IN BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT
BEFORE DIMINISHING.

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AMZ080-252130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1030 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 150
NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR FRONT 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT S OF 22N W OF 70W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5
TO 7 FT W PART THU. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 70W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 10 TO
15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 75W AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E
OF 75W.  W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OVER FAR SE WATERS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4
FT IN NW SWELL SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER LL/DGS