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FZNT31 KNHC 070847
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
447 AM EDT SAT APR 7 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 PERSIST ACROSS ENTIRE
BASIN INTO SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA SUN AND ALLOW
FRESH NE FLOW THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND LEE OF CUBA SUN
NIGHT...DIMINISHING MON. E TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE
WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS INTO THE FAR E CARIBBEAN MON
THROUGH WED. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N70W THROUGH S FLORIDA.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH THIS
MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N59W TO 26N65W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE TODAY...BEFORE STALLING ALONG 22N E
OF 65W SUN INTO MON AS RIDGING BUILDS ALONG 29N. SW WINDS
INCREASE N OF 29N TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH S OF
31N LATE TUE AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO E CENTRAL FLORIDA BY SAT
AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY FRESH NW WINDS. 


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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.