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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1024 PM 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 85W WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS
CENTRAL AMERICA TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W S OF 18N WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH FRI. A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR
15N49W AND ASSOCIATED TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN...
POSSIBLY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD ACROSS
THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE THROUGH WED...AND ACROSS THE EASTERN AND
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SAT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL
BE NORTH OF THE LOW CENTER. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO
10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...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 NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL SLOWLY
LIFT N WED THROUGH SAT AS A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE AND AREA OF LOW
PRES APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE SE FRI AND SAT.


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

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.