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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
501 AM EDT THU MAY 10 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 12N72W
WILL MOVE W INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI THEN
GRADUALLY LIFT N INTO THE SW N ATLC BY SAT. FRESH TO STRONG
TRADE WINDS WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN
LATE SUN INTO MON. FRESH E WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF
HONDURAS OVER THE WEEKEND. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W THIS MORNING WILL
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES 31N66W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI EVENING.
A CARIBBEAN TROUGH WILL MERGE WITH THE DISSIPATING FRONT OVER
THE WEEKEND. THE REMAINING TROUGH WILL MOVE NW MON AND LIE FROM
31N70W TO 24N71W MON EVENING. 


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

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.