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FZNT31 KNHC 091445
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1045 AM EDT WED MAY 9 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 EXTENDING FROM 21N56W TO 18N64W TO 12N70W
WILL SLOWLY MOVE W INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU THEN
GRADUALLY LIFT N INTO THE SW N ATLC BY SAT. FRESH E WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI AND SAT THEN DIMINISH SUN. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE
MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...DIMINISHING TO
LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT COILING AROUND A 1014 MB LOW AT
29N70W THROUGH 29N67W TO 28N75W WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT AS
THE LOW DISSIPATES THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO S
FLORIDA THU EVENING BEFORE STALLING FROM 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS SAT EVENING AS A CARIBBEAN TROUGH MERGES WITH IT. THE
REMAINING TROUGH WILL LIE ALONG 72W S OF 27W SUN EVENING. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.