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FZNT31 KNHC 010225
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1025 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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

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

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...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

.OVERNIGHT...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...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N62W TO THE WINDWARD 
PASSAGE...AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL FL. 
NEW COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THU WILL OVERTAKE 
THE REMNANTS OF THESE BOUNDARIES...WITH A 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

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 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...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...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
6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...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 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 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

.OVERNIGHT...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.