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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
326 PM 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...TROUGH FROM HAITI TO COLOMBIA WILL DRIFT W AND
DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA OVER THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC...ALLOWING WINDS TO INCREASE FROM E OF THE WINDWARD
ISLANDS THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N64W TO DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC WILL DRIFT SLOWLY E AND DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY FRI.
HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT E TO S OF
BERMUDA THROUGH THE N CENTRAL ATLANTIC...WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING
ALONG 28N. THIS WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE WINDS S OF 25N WED
THROUGH SUN.


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

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.