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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND
CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST MON NOV 23 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.

AMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
430 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN BY WED. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU AND WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES E THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN...LYING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO
EASTERN HONDURAS FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT.

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AMZ082-240330-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
430 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 16N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 82W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT
AND TUE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF CUBA.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART WED.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. 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...W OF 86W AND N OF 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 83W.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ084-240330-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
430 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 11N NORTHERLY WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TUE.
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 78W.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. 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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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AMZ086-240330-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
430 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...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 AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

AMZ087-240330-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
430 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT.

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AMZ088-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
430 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH 31N77W TO JUPITER INLET...FLORIDA MOVE
TO NEAR 31N73W TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE MORNING AND BECOME
STATIONARY THROUGH WED. WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN OVER THE AREA WED
WITH WEAK TROUGH OVER THE W PART THU. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVE OFF
SE U.S. COAST EARLY THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO STRAITS OF
FLORIDA LATE THU. COLD FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN THU NIGHT AND BY
FRI EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO E
CUBA FRI NIGHT...AND OVER SE WATERS SAT NIGHT.

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AMZ080-240330-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
430 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT.  SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 KT LATE THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT TO 70W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. N OF 26N E OF 70W E WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT BECOME 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.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 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 7 TO 9 FT
EXCEPT 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...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W
OF 75W AND 7 TO 9 FT 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 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER