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FZNT31 KNHC 091515
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 AM EDT THU AUG 9 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...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL
STORM ERNESTO DIMINISH QUICKLY ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN THIS
AFTERNOON. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 76W IN CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MOVE W-
NW TODAY AND INTERACT WITH LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW TO PRODUCE
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. WAVE CONTINUE ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN
TONIGHT THROUGH SAT THEN MOVE ACROSS YUCATAN INTO SE GULF OF
MEXICO SAT NIGHT. SECOND TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE
LOW PRES CENTER IN ATLC NEAR 14N39W REACH TROPICAL ATLC WATERS
LATE SAT...ACROSS WINDWARD ISLANDS SAT NIGHT...AND ACROSS
EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THIS WELL ORGANIZED
TROPICAL WAVE HAS POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO TROPICAL CYCLONE
BEFORE REACHING TROPICAL N ATLC. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N TO NE
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER 1023 MB OVER CENTRAL ATLC E OF
BERMUDA SHIFT NE THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH 
REMNANTS OF FLORENCE ALONG 59W MOVE W-NW ACROSS E PORTIONS
TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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