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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
457 AM EDT TUE OCT 9 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...TROUGH OVER BAHAMAS WEAKENS PRES GRADIENT ACROSS
BASIN WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES W OF 72W AND MODERATE TO
FRESH BREEZE E OF 72W AS ATLC RIDGE STRENGTHENS TUE AND WED.
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W MOVES INLAND TODAY. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT 
MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E 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 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 
LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 31N WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE 
BREEZE AND SEAS 2-4 FT N OF 27N TODAY. LOW PRES CENTER 1012 MB
AT 26N76W WITH SURFACE TROUGH FROM 29N76W TO 22N74W MOVE NW
ACROSS NW BAHAMAS AND WEAKEN. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS ACROSS
EASTERN U.S. TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT OVER NW PORTION OF BASIN
THU THROUGH SAT. 


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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.