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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
522 AM EDT WED APR 18 2012

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM
07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...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 64W

.SYNOPSIS...REMNANTS OF SHEAR LINE ALONG 15N MAINTAIN FRESH
TODAY THROUGH SAT. COLD FRONT APPROACHES YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT
WITH SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. WINDS THEN SHIFT NW WITH
FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT BY LATE SUN. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W 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 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER 1022 MB AT 29N75W KEEP MODERATE E
TO SE BREEZE WITH SEAS 3-5 FT THROUGH SAT. STRONG COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES FLORIDA PENINSULA SUN INCREASING S WINDS TO NEAR 
GALE FORCE W OF 72W BY SUN.  


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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.