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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
449 AM EDT THU APR 12 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 EARLY FRI. STRENGTHENING ATLANTIC HIGH
PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE TRADES IN THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE AND LEE OF CUBA LATE FRI...WITH THESE CONDITIONS
SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
FRI...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE THE ATLANTIC WATERS N OF 17N THROUGH
MON. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...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. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...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. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N TO NE LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL
EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY
FRI...THEN SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT SAGS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
BAHAMAS THIS WEEKEND. SURFACE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OFF THE
CAROLINAS SAT... REACHING NEAR 31N70W LATE SUN...THEN MEANDER
ALONG 31N WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING E AND W ALONG 31N ON MON. 


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

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

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

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.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. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.