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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
520 AM EDT THU OCT 18 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...BROAD AND WEAK LOW PRES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE W
CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON TO PRODUCE BELOW NORMAL WINDS AND SEAS W
OF 75W. ELONGATED LOW LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC
SW TO N OF HISPANIOLA AND WILL DRIFT IN W AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A
LOW LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE WINDWARD ISLANDS WILL MOVE W NW INTO
THE SE AND E CARIB THROUGH TONIGHT THEN REACH 70W BY FRI
EVENING. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 2 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT LATE...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BASIN
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH NE SWELL FROM RAFAEL QUICKLY FADING ACROSS
NW WATERS TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE
FRI..AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO EXTREME S FLORIDA BY SAT
EVENING...THEN FROM NEAR BERMUDA THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN
EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM 27N65W THROUGH THE STRAITS
LATE MON. HIGH PRES BUILDING NW OF FRONT TO PRODUCE FRESHENING
NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS LATE SUN THROUGH MON. 


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

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.