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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
445 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA
WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SE UNITED
STATES. A TROPICAL WAVE FROM 15N46W TO 10N49W MOVING W AT 15 TO
20 KT WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC SUN...MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT...AND REACH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO 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. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BAHAMAS WILL LIFT 
NORTHWARD AND MERGE WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE
FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD. 


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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. W OF
70W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.