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FZNT31 KNHC 011439
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1039 AM EDT WED AUG 1 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 TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE W
CARIBBEAN INTO CENTRAL AMERICA THROUGH SAT. A STRONGER TROPICAL
WAVE AND LOW PRES CENTERED NEAR 11N46W WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS THU NIGHT...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...MOVE
ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS FRI INTO THE E CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM SUBTROPICAL HIGH
CENTERED NEAR 35N55W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUN. NORTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS AND GREATER ANTILLES THROUGH THU. A
STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE MOVING SOUTH OF THE AREA THU NIGHT
THROUGH SUN WILL BRING INCREASED SHOWERS TO SOUTHERN ZONES. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.