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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1012 PM 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 19N56W TO LEEWARDS TO
THE S CENTRAL WATERS. THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES E ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF 16N THROUGH WED.
ELSEWHERE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THE NORTHERLY
FLOW THROUGH MON...WITH THE GRADIENT BEGINNING TO RELAX SOME BY
LATE TUE. THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME SE OVER THE NW WATERS
LATE IN THE WEEK. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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 31N68W HAS A RIDGE W
TO SE GEORGIA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT PASSES
THROUGH THE NE WATERS S OF BERMUDA MON NIGHT AND TUE. THE RIDGE
WILL SHIFT SLOWLY S ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WED THROUGH FRI. 


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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.