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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
518 PM 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 N OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PULL
FURTHER N-NE AWAY FROM THE REGION. RESULTANT SWELLS OVER THE NW
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN SEA
PASSAGES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW AMPLITUDE
TROUGH FOLLOWED BY A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THU. THE TROUGH
WILL PROGRESS INTO THE CARIBBEAN...REACHING 72W SAT AND 76W SUN.
 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE RAFAEL NEAR 30.6N 63.8W 969 MB AT 2100 UTC
OCT 16 MOVING NNE OR 020 DEG AT 23 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. THE CENTER OF RAFAEL HAS PASSED E OF THE
AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO FORT PIERCE FLORIDA
WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR 31N65W TO WEST PALM BEACH
FLORIDA BY WED NIGHT WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO
WEST PALM BEACH BY SAT AND FROM 31N71W TO WEST PALM BEACH BY
SUN. 


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

.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 SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E OF 70W...NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE...
SEAS 21 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 THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO
10 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.