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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
440 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 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 FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO 13N66W WILL
MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER TROPICAL
WAVE ALONG 42W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND
TUE...AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN WED. AN AREA OF LOW PRES AND AN
ATTENDANT TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 27N WILL IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC
TUE AND WED. THIS LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL
CYCLONE.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE E OF NORTHERN
FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 22N OVER
THE MONA PASSAGE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN
WATERS THIS WEEKEND. OTHERWISE A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 27N TO 28N WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.


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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND 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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND 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.