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FZNT31 KNHC 201503
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1103 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON 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 1000 MB AT 31.6N 79.5W AT 11
AM EDT SUN MOVING SW OR 250 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. ALBERTO WILL WEAKEN SOME AS REACHES NEAR
31.2N 79.7W EARLY THIS EVENING...NEAR 31.4N 79.1W EARLY MON MORNING...
TO NEAR 32.3N 77.6W EARLY MON EVENING AND CONTINUE TO NE OF THE
AREA NEAR 34.2N 75.4W BY EARLY TUE MORNING. A TROUGH SE OF
ALBERTO WILL SLOWLY MOVE E ACROSS THE NW WATERS THROUGH TUE NIGHT.
ANOTHER TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEAR 71W THROUGH WED.


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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.