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FZNT31 KNHC 300220
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 PM EDT MON OCT 29 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 TROUGH FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS WILL SLOWLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT ATLC PASSAGES AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH WED. A
TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK
WESTWARD WITH LOW PRES FORMING OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
TROUGH IN THE SW CARIBBEAN BY THU WHERE THE LOW WILL LINGER
THROUGH SAT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH LONG PERIOD NW SWELL GENERATED
FROM SANDY WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WED NIGHT. MARINE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY THU THROUGH
SAT. 


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

.OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E OF 70W...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO
20 KT LATE. W OF 70W...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO
17 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. 
.TUE...E OF 70W...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 70W...SW TO W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E
OF 70W...AND NW 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.