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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1003 PM 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...A TROUGH OVER THE BAHAMAS MOVES SLOWLY E WED THROUGH
SAT...KEEPING THE PRES GRADIENT WEAK OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W MOVES NW
THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC THROUGH THU AND SLOWS OVER THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SUN. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH LIES FROM 31N74W TO 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 
28N74W TO 23N74W WITH A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT TO ITS NW FROM
31N76W TO HOBE SOUND...FLORIDA. THE TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE E
THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. THU
THROUGH SUN. THIS PUSHES THE TROUGH E OF THE AREA ON SAT AND
TIGHTENS THE PRES GRADIENT OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE NW PORTION AS
A TROPICAL WAVE ENTERS SE WATERS.


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

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.