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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1024 PM 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 RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH WED.
A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 81W WILL MOVE
INTO CENTRAL AMERICA MON NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W WILL
REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND MOVE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TUE
THROUGH FRI. AN AREA OF LOW PRES NEAR 15N41W ASSOCIATED WITH A
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 40W IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY...POSSIBLY INTO
A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AS IT TRACKS WEST ACROSS THE TROPICAL N
ATLC TUE THROUGH WED...THEN INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THU AND
FRI. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE 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 28N
 THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL REMAIN 
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE...THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS 
IT SLIDES EASTWARD. 


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

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.