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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1043 PM EDT WED AUG 29 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 ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH
FRI. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THIS
WEEKEND WHICH WILL LEAD TO DIMINISHED TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN WATERS. LOW PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N PART OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E 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 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NE SWELL.

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE
WEAKENING THIS WEEKEND AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM
THE SE.

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

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.