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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1100 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 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 HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN
THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W IS
MOVING W AT 17 KT. THIS WAVE WILL EXIT THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA
MON NIGHT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 47W IS MOVING W AT 15 TO
20 KT. THIS WAVE WILL ENTER THE EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC MON
MORNING...AND MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THOSE ZONES THROUGH
MON NIGHT AND ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA TUE INTO WED...
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DURING WED AND INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN
THU. AN AREA OF LOW PRES ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG
36W IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY...POSSIBLY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE
AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED AND THU. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.THU...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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE EASTWARD N OF 27N
THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE...THEN WEAKEN WED AND THU AS IT
SLIDES EASTWARD. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.