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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
448 AM EDT SAT OCT 20 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...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN...THEN MERGE WITH BROAD LOW PRES
 SW CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. THE LOW MOVES TO THE N ON WED. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT OR LESS WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT
OR LESS WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO NW BAHAMAS THIS LATE AND FROM 31N67W TO
CENTRAL BAHAMAS 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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 70W...
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W LESS THAN 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING
NW LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 70W...
AND NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.