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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1122 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT REACHES FROM WESTERN CUBA
NEAR 22N81W TO JUST N OF BELIZE NEAR 19N88W. THIS FRONT WILL
STALL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING
WITH MODERATE TO FRESH N-NW WINDS PREVAILING BEHIND THE
BOUNDARY. NW SWELL SPREADING OUTWARD FROM HURRICANE SANDY WILL
CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES...BUILDING
THROUGH MON. THIS SWELL WILL ALSO IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON
MORNING THROUGH WED. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY N OF AREA NEAR 34.5N 70.5W 950 MB AT
11 PM EDT MOVING NE AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT 
GUSTS 80 KT. THE VERY LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY 
CONTINUES TO EXPAND OUTWARD...AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE 
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SW N 
ATLC THROUGH EARLY MON...WITH FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 
SLOWLY DIMINISHING THROUGH LATE WED. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL 
CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN 
PASSAGES THROUGH TUE... SUBSIDING WED AND THU. CONDITIONS WILL 
IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY THU AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. A COLD 
FRONT MAY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI.  


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

.OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 30 TO 40 FT E OF 70W...AND 27 TO 37 FT W OF
70W.
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 25 TO 29 FT. W
OF 70W...SEAS 20 TO 25 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 18 TO 21
FT. W OF 70W...SEAS 14 TO 19 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 17 TO 22 FT.
W OF 70W...SEAS 15 TO 18 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.