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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
445 AM EDT SUN SEP 23 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 THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON...FORCED BY HIGH PRES OVER THE
SE UNITED STATES. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53W FROM 09N TO 15N
MOVING W AT 15 TO 20 KT WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC
TODAY...MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT AND PASS
THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY THU. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND 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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 GULF STREAM WILL LIFT 
NORTHWARD AND MERGE WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE 
FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA TODAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
31N77W TO CAPE CANAVERAL TONIGHT AND FROM 31N70W TO MIAMI
FLORIDA MON NIGHT WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD. 


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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E 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

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

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. W OF 70W...VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E TO SE
10 KT LATE. 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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 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 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND 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.