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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
947 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 EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF
OF HONDURAS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT IN EASTWARD AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
BY FRI. FRESH WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT. 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 31N63W TO EASTERN CUBA
WILL RECEIVE A REINFORCING PUSH FROM A SECOND COLD FRONT
EXTENDING FROM 31N68W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON.
THE MERGED FRONT WILL THEN REACH FROM 31N60W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE FRI MORNING AND FROM 31N54W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SAT
MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE W AND NW  WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ON THE
SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH SUN AND MON. 


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.