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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1057 AM EDT TUE APR 24 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...ROUGH FROM THE HAITI TO COLOMBIA WILL DRIFT W AND
DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC LATE WED WITH
INCREASING ELY WINDS THROUGH SAT. TROUGH WITH MODERATE TRADE
WINDS ELSEWHERE. AS WESTERN ATLC HIGH 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.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. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT 31N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL MOVE
TO THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA WED THEN E OF THE AREA THU.
HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E FROM FLORIDA ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF
THE AREA WED AND THU AND TO THE FAR NE PORTION FRI. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.