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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
439 AM EDT SUN MAY 6 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 TROUGH FROM 18N57W TO 15N69W TO 12N72W WILL SLOWLY
MOVE E THROUGH TUE NIGHT BEFORE LIFTING NE THROUGH THE TROPICAL
N ATLC N OF 16N WED AND THU. ELSEWHERE...A LIGHT TO GENTLE
BREEZE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THU. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...1016 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 26N71W WILL SHIFT S ALONG 25N
AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS N WATERS LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL STALL
ALONG 28N LATE MON THEN SHIFT N AS A WARM FRONT OVER NW WATERS
TUE INTO WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT AND LIE FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W THU
EVENING.  


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

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.