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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
509 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 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...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL LIFT NE
THROUGH THU. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W S OF 13N WILL MOVE TO 55W
BY EARLY THU...60W BY EARLY FRI...AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
BY EARLY SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WIND FLOW WILL PERSIST
OVER MAINLY THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND BETWEEN THE APPROACHING TROPICAL WAVE AND HIGH PRES N OF
THE AREA. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO 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. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 9 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL SHIFT NE
TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS THROUGH EARLY FRI...TO 29N75W BY EARLY
SAT...AND N OF THE AREA BY EARLY SUN. 


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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.