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FZNT31 KNHC 121517
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1117 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 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 EXTENDING FROM THE LEEWARDS ISLANDS
TO 11N66W IS MOVING W AT 20 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH FROM THE
EASTERN PORTION OF HISPANIOLA TO 11N70W EARLY TONIGHT...FROM
HAITI TO 11N74W MON MORNING...FROM EASTERN CUBA TO 11N78W EARLY
MON NIGHT... FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 11N82W TUE MORNING...FROM NEAR
WESTERN CUBA TO INLAND NORTHERN HONDURAS EARLY WED...THEN MOVE
INLAND AND W OF THE AREA WED EVENING. A TROPICAL WAVE ASSOCIATED
WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES IN THE EASTERN ATLC IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NW ACROSS THE NORTHERN OF THE TROPICAL ZONES WED AND THU. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT
7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA SW TO S FLORIDA AND WESTERN
CUBA WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT N TO NEAR 28N BY TUE AND CHANGE LITTLE
THROUGH THU. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.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. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.