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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
511 PM 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...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN ATLC HIGH PRES AND PERSISTENT
BROAD TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
TO FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH SAT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW TO W LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...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 NEAR 30.5N 77.9W AT
5 PM EDT MON MOVING E OR 80 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. ALBERTO WILL BE NEAR 31.7N 76.4W AT 2 AM
TUE...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION N OF THE AREA NEAR
33.4N 74.3W AT 2 PM TUE...WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS ALSO
SHIFTING N OF AREA TUE NIGHT. A BROAD TROUGH WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH MID WEEK ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS. 


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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 25 TO
35 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.