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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
446 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 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...WEAK ATLC RIDGING NE OF THE AREA WILL HOLD IN PLACE
THROUGH SUN...THEN WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY NEXT WEEK. A FAST
MOVING TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN BY
SAT...INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE...THEN THROUGH THE
W CARIBBEAN THEREAFTER. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IN THE FAR EASTERN
ATLANTIC IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONES TUE.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK ATLC RIDGE ALONG 27N TO 28N WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A FAST MOVING
TROPICAL WAVE S OF 22N ALONG 59W WILL CLIP THE SOUTHERN WATERS
TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 


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

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.