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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
358 AM EST THU NOV 8 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 FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO W
HONDURAS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT IN EASTWARD TO REACH FROM THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE TO E HONDURAS WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH FRI. OTHERWISE
MODERATE NE TO E TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
TODAY...INCREASING OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN FRI
THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES N OF THE REGION STRENGTHENS TIGHTENING
THE PRES GRADIENT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL RECEIVE A REINFORCING PUSH FROM A SECOND COLD FRONT...
EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO SOUTH FLORIDA...TODAY. THE MERGED FRONT
WILL THEN REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI MORNING
AND FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT MORNING WHERE IT
WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN
FROM THE W AND NW IN WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WINDS AROUND THE HIGH WILL INCREASE SUN AND MON AND A
LENGTHENING FETCH WILL BUILD SEAS. 


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

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.