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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
454 AM EDT MON OCT 22 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...LOW PRES NEAR 14N78W 1004 MB WILL DRIFT IN W THROUGH
LATE TODAY THEN DEEPEN...POSSIBLY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE...AS
IT SHIFTS N TO NE TO NEAR JAMAICA BY WED...AND INTO EASTERN CUBA
THU AND N OF THE AREA FRI. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE 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 TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE
E OF 65W TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OFF THE CAROLINA COAST
BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY THROUGH WED. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL
INCREASE BETWEEN HIGH PRES TO THE N AND DEVELOPING LOW
PRES...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...OVER THE CARIBBEAN TUE INTO
WED...INCREASING EASTERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE SW N ATLC. THE
LOW WILL EMERGE N OF CUBA FRI. 


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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.