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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
424 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM
07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...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 65W

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
BASIN THROUGH EARLY SAT BEFORE WEAKENING SUN AND MON. A
WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC WILL STALL OUT TODAY AND FRI...DISSIPATING SAT. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT BECOMING DIFFUSE
ALONG 20N ON SUN. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...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. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE W CENTRAL ATLC WILL
MOVE E THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE
N WATERS TODAY. A LOW PRES SYSTEM AND TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE SE INTO THE N PORTION FRI. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SAT...AND MOVE ACROSS
THE SE WATERS EARLY SUN SHIFTING SE OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN. 


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

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.