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FZNT31 KNHC 171440
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1040 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 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...WEAK RIDGING NE OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY
NEXT WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 62W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS
THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CENTRAL
ATLC ALONG 38W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE.
 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 27N TO 28N WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 22N
ALONG 62W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS SOUTHERN WATERS THIS WEEKEND.
 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
 
BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...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...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.