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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1122 PM EDT TUE SEP 4 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 LESLIE IS CENTERED NEAR 25.2N 62.8W
AT 0300 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT
MOVING N AT 3 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 994 MB. LESLIE IS
FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY N OF AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND
SLOWLY INTENSIFY...POSSIBLY BECOMING A HURRICANE BY FRI. NE
SWELL GENERATED BY LESLIE WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ON THE ATLC
EXPOSURES FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...
ALTHOUGH ANOTHER ROUND OF NORTHERLY SWELL TO 8 FT WILL REACH THE
ISLANDS BY LATE FRI THROUGH SUN. ELSEWHERE WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS
THE SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS MAINLY THE
SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM LESLIE IS CENTERED NEAR 25.2N 62.8W
AT 0300 UTC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT
MOVING NNW AT 2 KT WITH MINIMUM PRESSURE 994 MB. LESLIE IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHWARD TRACK TO NEAR 26.1N 63.0W
LATE WED...NEAR 26.7N 63.0W AS A HURRICANE LATE THU...AND NEAR
27.5N 63.8W BY LATE FRI. SWELL IN EXCESS OF 8 FT GENERATED FROM
LESLIE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUN. 


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

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED...E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF 70W
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E OF 70W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. W OF 70W 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 70W TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. W OF 70W 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E OF 70W HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W
WINDS 60 TO 80 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT. W OF 70W W TO N WINDS 15 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.