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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1010 AM EDT SAT MAY 19 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA
WILL SLOWLY MOVE E AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A
TROUGH FROM 27N71W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE
AREA. MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN THE HIGH 
AND THE TROUGH THE PERIOD. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 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 6 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND 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 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND 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.