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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1114 PM EDT WED AUG 15 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 INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL
CONTINUE WESTWARD INTO THEE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE AND SW GULF
OF MEXICO EARLY ON THU. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS
WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE WAVE AND LAG BEHIND THE WAVE
FOR ABOUT 300 NM. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
ALONG 65W N OF 15N IS MOVING W AT 17 KT. THE WAVE WILL REACH TO
NEAR 73W THU LATE...NEAR 81W FRI...THEN MOVE W OF THE BASIN FRI
NIGHT. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHING 50W S OF 20N PRECEDES A
SURGE IN THE TRADE WINDS. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT AND THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN
FRI THROUGH MON. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO 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. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

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

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

.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 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. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC SW TO THE NW
BAHAMAS AND S FLORIDA WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH MON. A WEAK
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 31N71W TO 28N75W WILL SLOWLY MOVE E TO THE
FAR NE WATERS BY FRI AND DISSIPATE.  


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

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

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