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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
443 PM EDT FRI MAY 18 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...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN ATLC HIGH PRES AND
PERSISTENT BROAD TROUGHING OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL
MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS
THROUGH THE PERIOD. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N77W TO NE FLORIDA WILL
DRIFT E AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SAT. OTHERWISE MODERATE TO FRESH
SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF CENTRAL ATLC HIGH
PRES THROUGH THE PERIOD. 


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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.