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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
517 AM EDT MON MAY 21 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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO 1007 MB AT 30.4N 79.9W AT
5 AM EDT MON MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST OR 150 DEG AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN AT 35 KT REACHING NEAR 30.6N 78.7W AT 2 PM MON...NEAR
31.8N 76.8W AT 2 AM TUE...NEAR 33.5N 74.3W AT 2 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...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N
OF 29N W OF 77W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
N OF 30N BETWEEN 77W AND 80W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.