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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1055 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM
07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W
INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

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.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 19N
BETWEEN 55W AND 64W

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN FROM 21N60W TO
11N70W WILL MOVE SLOWLY W INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU
THEN DISSIPATE FRI. FRESH E WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF
HONDURAS THU THROUGH SAT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N70W
TO JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT N AS A WARM FRONT WHILE THE
LOW DISSIPATES WED. A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
WED NIGHT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 27N81W THU EVENING...FROM
31N68W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI EVENING...AND FROM 29N65W
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT EVENING. 


ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE
MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.