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FZNT31 KNHC 011439
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1039 AM EDT MON OCT 1 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...CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH WED NIGHT BRINGING AN
INCREASE TO TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE
TRADES WEAKEN THU AND FRI. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE GULF OF
HONDURAS IS ENHANCING NUMEROUS TSTM ACTIVITY OVER MUCH OF THE NW
AND NORTHERN CARIBBEAN WATERS. THE LOW WILL MOVE WNW THROUGH WED
PULLING THE TSTMS W TO OVER THE FAR CARIBBEAN AND YUCATAN CHANNEL
BY WED NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA OVER THE
CENTRAL ATLC IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC
TUE LATE...REACH TO NEAR 57W/58W BY WED MORNING...THEN MOVE
ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES WED NIGHT AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
THU AND FRI. THE WAVE MAY BE ATTENDANT BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND 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. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES FROM 25N65W SW TO 23N79W WILL BECOME
ALIGNED ALONG 31N WED THROUGH FRI. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
OVER THE SE U.S. WILL INCREASE SOUTHERLY WINDS W OF 75W TONIGHT
AND TUE. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT ENTERS THE FAR NW PORTION
TUE NIGHT... THEN REACH FROM NEAR 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WED
AND BECOME STATIONARY. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH
THU AS HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER THE BASIN INTO FRI. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS TSTMS WILL BE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA W OF 70W THROUGH
EARLY WED. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.