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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
440 AM EDT SUN SEP 16 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...BROAD HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO
MODERATE TRADES ACROSS THE BASIN WITH LOCALLY FRESH WINDS ACROSS
THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC
WILL MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN MON...ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN THU. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...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. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 29N65W TO 27N70W WILL BECOME
DIFFUSE BY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NE LATE MON
THROUGH TUE...THEN WILL SHIFT IN E LATE TUE AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW
WATERS WED AND THU. 


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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E OF 70W...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. W OF 70W...NE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS E OF 70W...AND
NE TO E 10 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.