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FZNT31 KNHC 251453
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1053 AM EDT WED APR 25 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 HISPANIOLA TO COLOMBIA WILL DRIFT W THU
AND DISSIPATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA OVER THE
WESTERN ATLC THU WITH INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 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...STATIONARY FRONT 25N65W TO 20N70W WILL DISSIPATE
THU. HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT E TO
WESTERN PORTION LATER TODAY AND TO THE FAR NE PORTION BY LATE
TONIGHT. ON THU A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT N TO 29N SAT AND TO 30N SUN.  


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND 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.