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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1059 AM EDT WED APR 11 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...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN BASIN THROUGH THU. BUILDING HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE TRADES IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
AND LEE OF CUBA BY LATE FRI WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E
THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE INTO SUN. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST WILL SHIFT
SE AND REACH FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY THIS
EVENING...AND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA EARLY THU. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE THU EVENING
AND MOVE EAST OF 65W BY FRI. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS BETWEEN THE
BAHAMAS AND CUBA THEN MAINLY S OF 27N LATE FRI THROUGH SUN AS
HIGH PRES MOVES FROM THE CAROLINAS INTO THE WESTERN ATLC. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.