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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1036 PM EDT SUN MAY 13 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...HIGH PRES WELL N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES FROM E OF THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MID WEEK. TRADES ARE FORECAST TO
BEGIN TO DIMINISH THU AS THE HIGH WEAKENS. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E TO SE
LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE TO E
LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN PORTION WILL SHIFT NE
THROUGH WED ALLOWING FOR A WEAK COLD FRONT TO APPROACH THE SE
U.S ON WED. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE NW WATERS
THU AND FRI WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES FORMING ALONG IT N OF THE
BAHAMAS. 


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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.