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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
526 PM 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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO AT 32.2N 77.7W 1007 MB AT
5 PM EDT SAT MOVING SW OR 220 DEG AT 3 KT. MAX SUSTAINED WINDS
40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. ALBERTO WILL INCREASE TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT
REACHING NEAR 31.9N 78.1W AT 2 AM EDT SUN...REACH NEAR 31.7N
78.5W AT 2 PM EDT SUN...REACH NEAR 31.9N 78.9W AT 2 AM
MON...NEAR 32.7N 78.5W AT 2 PM MON...CONTINUE N OF AREA NEAR
34.5N 75.5W AT 2 PM TUE. A TROUGH EXTENDING S FROM ALBERTO WILL
DRIFT E ACROSS THE NW WATERS THROUGH MON. A BROAD TROUGH WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD.  


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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.