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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 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.

AMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 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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AMZ082-240930-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF
CUBA.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...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 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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AMZ084-240930-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 82W NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE
AND TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 76W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
FT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 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 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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AMZ086-240930-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.TONIGHT AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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...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.

AMZ087-240930-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N
OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...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.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT.

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AMZ088-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
1030 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH 31N77W TO PALM BEACH...FLORIDA MOVE TO
NEAR 31N73W TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE MORNING AND GRADUALLY LIFT
N THROUGH WED WHEN WEAK LOW PRES MOVES THROUGH NW WATERS. NEXT
COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT
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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AMZ080-240930-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1030 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...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 9 FT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N 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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 70W.
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 10 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