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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1051 AM EDT TUE OCT 9 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...TROUGH OVER BAHAMAS WEAKENS PRES GRADIENT ACROSS
CARIBBEAN. THE TROUGH MOVES SLOWLY E WED THROUGH SAT KEEPING THE
PRES GRADIENT WEAK THROUGH THE FORECAST PERID. TROPICAL WAVE
MOVES INTO TROPICAL ATLC ZONE SAT AND SUN. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE TO E LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 
LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND 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

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO 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. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 26N75W
TO 23N75W THE TROUGH WILL MOVE E WED THROUGH FRI THEN E OF THE
AREA SAT. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS ACROSS EASTERN U.S. TIGHTENING
PRES GRADIENT OVER NW PORTION OF BASIN THU THROUGH SAT. 


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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NW 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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE 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. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE 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. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND 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 7 TO 10 FT.