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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 AM EDT FRI OCT 19 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 WEAK TROUGH ALONG 67W S OF 16N IS MOVING W AT 13 KT.
THE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE EASTERN CAIRBBEAN
THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI
NIGHT THROUGH SUN BEFORE MERGING WITH DEVELOPING BROAD LOW PRES
IN THE SW PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. THIS AREA OF
LOW PRES MAY POSSIBLY BEGIN TO LIFT NNE MON AND AND TUE INCREASING
TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE
LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT 
EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGING EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT IN E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF
THE SE U.S. TODAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO E CENTRAL
FLORIDA BY EARLY SAT...FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS BY EARLY
SUN...THEN WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS E OF 65W MON AND TUE. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD OFF THE CAROLINAS BEHIND THE FRONT MON AND TUE. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.