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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1048 PM 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 65W/66W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE CENTRAL
ATLC ALONG 41W/42W IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC
TUE AND WED. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 65W/66W WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN WATERS
THIS WEEKEND. 


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

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.