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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1111 PM 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 78W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE W
CARIBBEAN INTO CENTRAL AMERICA THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION
DEPRESSION FIVE NEAR 12.6N 50.6W AT 02/0300 UTC IS MOVING WNW AT
16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40KT. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION FIVE IS FORECAST TO BECOME A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM
NEAR 13.0N 53.0W BY DAY BEAK THU...AND CONTINUE WNW TO NEAR
13.6N 56.1W BY EARLY THU NIGHT...TO NEAR 14.2N 59.3W BY FRI
MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SAT. THE SYSTEM
IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY LATE MON. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 35 TO
45 KT...BECOMING NE 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E
WINDS 50 TO 65 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS
50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 40 TO
50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...
BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT...BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT...
BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 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 THEN WEAKEN SOME MON. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL
WAVE ALONG 77W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS AND GREATER
ANTILLES THROUGH THU AND THE FAR SW ATLC AND S FLORIDA FRI 
THROUGH SUN.  


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

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.