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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
444 AM EDT WED OCT 31 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...LONG PERIOD NW SWELL IN THE NORTHERN ATLC PASSAGES
AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THU. A TROUGH OVER
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK WESTWARD WITH LOW
PRES FORMING OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE TROUGH OVER THE SW
CARIBBEAN THU. THE LOW WILL LINGER THERE THROUGH SUN.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...LARGE LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
THROUGH TONIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE FRI
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A SERIES OF IMPULSES WILL ROTATE THROUGH
THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY INTO FRI. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LOW
LEVEL BOUNDARY WILL PASS OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST BY THU
MORNING...REACH FROM 31N70W TO WEST PALM BEACH FRI MORNING AND
DISSIPATE BY SAT. 


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

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 70W...AND W
TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 70W...AND NW
10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.