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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 AM EDT THU AUG 30 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 MAINLY THE SOUTH CENTRAL 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. HURRICANE WILL MOVE WNW NEAR 18.5N
55.0W SAT AND NEAR 21.0N59.0W SUN AND N OF THE AREA MON. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...ACCOMPANIED BY SE 8 FT SWELL AS FAR W AS 70W SUN
AND MON.  


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT.
SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS
70 TO 80 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.