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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1103 AM EDT SUN APR 15 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...HIGH PRES LOCATED N OF AREA IS PRODUCING A SURGE OF
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE ATLC PASSAGES AND THE NORTHERN
CARIBBEAN WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM
THE N WED AND THU. A DYING COLD FRONT IS OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES LOCATED NEAR 31N70W EXTENDS A
RIDGE ACROSS THE SW N ATLANTIC. THE RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W
ALONG 31N THROUGH MON...THEN WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT PASSES
THROUGH THE NE WATERS S OF BERMUDA MON NIGHT AND TUE. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WED AND THU. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.