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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
428 PM 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 NE ATLC PASSAGES AND ACROSS
THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THU. SWELL
DIRECTION WILL SHIFT TO NE BY FRI AS NE-E TRADES RESUME ACROSS
THE AREA AND LONG PERIOD SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH A CYCLONE NEAR
31N35W SWEEPS SW INTO TROPICAL WATERS. A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK WESTWARD WITH LOW PRES FORMING
ALONG THE TROUGH OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...AN INITIAL COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N68W TO E
CUBA...AND A SECONDARY SURGE EXTENDS FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FL.
NEW COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THU WILL OVERTAKE
THE REMNANTS OF THE PREVIOUS FRONTS...WITH THE MERGED FRONT
REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL STALL ACROSS FAR SE WATERS SUN AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. 


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

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

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

.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.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...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.