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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 PM 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...HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE ATLC WITH INCREASING
TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. TRADE WINDS DECREASE LATE
THIS WEEK. TROPICAL WAVE MOVES INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC SAT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCATED OVER THE E-CENTRAL GULF
PRODUCING MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE FAR W
PORTION OF THE AREA. WINDS DECREASE TUE. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES
RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA WITH DECREASING WINDS THROUGH SAT. 
 


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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

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

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

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

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.