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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
438 AM EDT MON AUG 20 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 TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL
AMERICA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY TUE. A RIDGE NE OF THE
AREA WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG
52W WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TONIGHT...MOVING ACROSS
THE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH FRI. AN AREA OF LOW PRES NEAR 15.5N42.5W
AND ASSOCIATED TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY...POSSIBLY
INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AS IT TRACKS W ACROSS THE TROPICAL N
ATLC TUE THROUGH WED...THEN INTO THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU
AND FRI.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO
10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND 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 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...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 28N
THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE...THEN WILL LIFT NORTHWARD WED
THROUGH FRI AS A TROPICAL WAVE AND AREA OF LOW PRES APPROACH THE
REGION FROM THE SE.


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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S TO 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. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO 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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND 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.