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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
531 AM EDT TUE OCT 16 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...HURRICANE RAFAEL LOCATED HALFWAY BETWEEN PUERTO RICO
AND BERMUDA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE N AND AWAY FROM THE
CARIBBEAN... WITH LIGHT CYCLONIC WINDS PREVAILING ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN...AND MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY
ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND LATE.
SWELLS FROM RAFAEL WILL SPREAD THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES
THROUGH THIS LATE...THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT. A SERIES OF WEAK
EASTERLY WAVES WILL MOVE THROUGH S PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS TODAY THROUGH THU. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 26.6N 65.0W 974 MB AT 0900 UTC
MOVING N NE OR 015 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. THE CENTER OF RAFAEL WILL BE JUST E OF THE AREA
NEAR 29.4N 63.8W BY THIS AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AND
MOVE NE OF THE AREA TO NEAR 33.8N 61.1W BY LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK
COLD FRONT MOVING SE INTO EXTREME NW WATERS THIS MORNING WILL
STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM NEAR 31N65W TO PALM BEACH FLORIDA WED
NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS FRI AND
EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO HOBE SOUND...FLORIDA SAT. 


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

.TODAY...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E OF 70W...E WINDS 65 TO
75 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 40 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS
17 TO 27 FT. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N
TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO
12 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E OF 70W...NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE...
SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. W OF 70W...N
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE...SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...NW WINDS
65 TO 75 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE...
SEAS 23 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. W OF 70W...N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 FT 
LATE. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.