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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
514 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 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...LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
ATLC PASSAGES AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH WED. A TROUGH OVER
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK WESTWARD WITH LOW
PRES FORMING OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROUGH OVER THE SW
CARIBBEAN WED. THE LOW WILL LINGER THERE THROUGH SAT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

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

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...SEA ASSOCIATED WITH LONG PERIOD NW SWELL GENERATED
FROM POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WED
NIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY
THU THROUGH SAT. 


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

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E OF 70W...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 70W...SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT E OF 70W...AND SW TO W
20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. W OF 70W...W
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF
70W...AND NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO 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...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.