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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1116 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 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...A BROAD AND WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR 22.5N60W
ACROSS W PUERTO RICO TO NEAR 17N68W WILL MEANDER ACROSS THAT
AREA THROUGH SUN BEFORE SHIFTING SE TO THE N LEEWARDS MON AND
TUE. A NEW TROUGH WILL STRETCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N
ATLC TO THE NE CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE AND BE A FOCUS FOR
PRECIPITATION. OTHERWISE...WEAK HIGH PRES TO THE N WILL PROMPT A
GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH TUE. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...BECOMING SE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 28N63W TO 28N71W WILL MOVE SE AND
WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EXIT THE AREA TONIGHT. 1020 MB HIGH
PRES NEAR 30N77W WILL SHIFT S ALONG 27N BY SUN AHEAD OF A
STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER N WATERS LATE
SUN...EXTENDING ALONG 28N MON EVENING AND WEAKEN ALONG 24N E OF
BAHAMAS BY TUE EVENING. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW TO
W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.