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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1105 PM EDT SUN MAY 20 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...THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN ATLC HIGH PRES AND
PERSISTENT BROAD AND PERSISTENT TROUGHING OVER THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS
THE CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE TO E
LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO 1007 MB AT 30.5N 80.1W AT
11 PM EDT SUN MOVING S OR 180 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT
35 KT REACHING NEAR 30.7N 79.4W AT 8 AM MON...NEAR 31.5N 77.8W
AT 8 PM MON...NEAR 33.2N 75.3W AT 8 AM TUE...NEAR 35.5N 72.2W AT
8 PM TUE WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA. A BROAD
TROUGH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH WED. 


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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.