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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
515 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 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...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC NEAR 23.1N 79.0W 995 MB AT 5 AM
EDT MOVING NW AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT GUSTS
60 KT. ISAAC WILL CONTINUE NW AND INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
WHILE STRENGTHENING AS IT NEARS 24.2N 80.8W THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS TONIGHT AND REACH MINIMAL HURRICANE
INTENSITY AS IT ENTERS THE SE GULF OF MEXICO SUN NIGHT. CENTRAL
ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW AND STRENGTHEN TUE THROUGH THU
ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN SEA.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. 
.MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...AT 11 PM EDT TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED JUST
OFF THE N CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA NEAR NEAR 22.1N 77.2W MOVING NW
AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. ISAAC
WILL CONTINUE MOVING NW OVER WATER AND JUST OFFSHORE OF THE N
CENTRAL COAST OF CUBA TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
REACHING 23.4N 79.4W SUN MORNING...THEN ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS
NEAR 24.6N 81.8W SUN EVENING...THEN REACHING HURRICANE INTENSITY
AS IT ENTERS THE SE GULF OF MEXICO SUN NIGHT. THE VERY LARGE
WIND FIELD OF ISAAC WILL AFFECT THE BAHAMAS AND W PORTIONS
THROUGH MON...AND NW PORTIONS MON AND TUE. 


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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...
BECOMING SE 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.