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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1048 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...SURFACE TROUGH OVER EASTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA DRIFT
NW TODAY AND TONIGHT BRINGING ABUNDANT MOISTURE OVER NW
CARIBBEAN AND EASTERN CUBA. NUMEROUS MODERATE AND SCATTERED
STRONG TSTMS NOTED OVER REGION. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W S OF 13N
DRIFT E THROUGH TONIGHT...REACH E CARIBBEAN FRI AND BECOME
DIFFUSE THROUGH WEEKEND. ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRES NE OF AREA
THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD STRENGTHENS AND PROMPT MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADES FROM TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SW CARIBBEAN...WITH STRONGER
WINDS OVER S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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...BECOMING 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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...RIDGE EXTEND E TO W ACROSS BASIN ALONG 25N INTO SAT.
WEAK FRONT MOVE THROUGH BASIN N OF 25N SAT THROUGH MON. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 KT LATE 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.