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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
453 PM 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...HIGH PRES NE OF THE BAHAMAS WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
TO FRESH TRADE WINDS MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN BY LATE SAT FOLLOWED BY FRESH NW FLOW. THE FRONT WILL
BECOME DIFFUSE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS BY EARLY MON. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1022 MB CENTERED AT 29N75W WILL KEEP
MODERATE E TO SE BREEZES WITH SEAS 3-5 FT THROUGH SAT. S FLOW
WILL INCREASE N OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SAT AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT PUSHING E THROUGH FLORIDA...REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE N OF
THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N73W TO 26N80W MON.

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

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.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...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.