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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
434 AM EDT THU MAY 31 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...A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL BE
STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED CONVECTION PERSISTING
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W S OF 13N WILL
REACH THE E CARIBBEAN BY TONIGHT...BECOMING DIFFUSE AS IT REACHES
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI. MEANWHILE HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NE OF
THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HIGH WILL
INTERACT WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE RESULTING IN MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADES FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE SW CARIBBEAN...WITH
STRONGER WINDS OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM E TO W ACROSS THE BASIN
GENERALLY ALONG 25N INTO SAT. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERS N OF 25N SAT THROUGH MON.


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

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S 0F 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.