000
FZNT31 KNHC 200835
OFFN20

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
435 AM EDT THU SEP 20 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...LIGHT TRADE WINDS AND SLIGHT SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN
WILL FRESHEN FRI THROUGH MON. A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN AND REACH
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL REACH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY...THEN MOVE INTO THE E CARIBBEAN
FRI...ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN...AND INTO THE
WESTERN CARIBBEAN MON. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL REACH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC ON MON. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO 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 AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY  FAR NW PORTION
OF THE SW N ATLC WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD FRI THROUGH MON. 


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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N TO NE LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 KT. W OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. W OF 70W...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT LATE...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. W OF 70W...VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.