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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1017 PM 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 ALONG 60W WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN ISLANDS TONIGHT AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN
MON...THEN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED...AND W CARIBBEAN
THU AND FRI. MEANWHILE 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 13N56W BEHIND THE
WAVE WILL DISSIPATE BY MON NIGHT.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 23N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS
WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE
N. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT E TUE ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL ATTEMPT TO MOVE
INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC LATE WED AND THU WHERE IT
WILL STALL THROUGH FRI.


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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS E OF 70W...AND NE 10
TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.