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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
512 AM EDT MON AUG 27 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...CENTRAL ATLC HIGH INTERACTING WITH BROAD LOW PRES
ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN IS RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG
TRADES OVER MOST OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THESE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRI. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS E
10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN 
PORTION WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE
EASTERN PORTION WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 287N TUE THROUGH
WED...THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY S WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR A
WEAK COLD FRONT TO BRUSH THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. 


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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.