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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
510 PM EDT MON OCT 8 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...SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS HAS
WEAKENED THE PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA WITH LIGHT
TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS. EXPECT FRESH WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTH
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. EXPECT ALSO AN INCREASE IN WINDS
AND SEAS ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH SAT IN ASSOCIATION
WITH A TROPICAL WAVE.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 31N WITH MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS
AND SEAS 2-4 FT N OF 27N. SURFACE TROUGH FROM 27N72 TO 22N76W
WILL DRIFT IN W-NW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE THEN WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. 


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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

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

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.