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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. AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH 31N73W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE EASTERN BAHAMAS BY THIS EVENING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN THEN WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EAST TO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION MON THROUGH WED. NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE FAR NW PORTION MON AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N77W TO WEST PALM BEACH BY TUE MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH WED. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 TODAY AND TONIGHT N OF 26N W OF THROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SUN AND SUN NIGHT N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E OF 70W NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR W PART. MON AND TUE N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. WED W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT TO 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$
