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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
403 AM EST TUE NOV 20 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...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF
THE CARIBBEAN UNTIL THU WHEN HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE GULF OF
MEXICO WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND THE WINDS ACROSS
THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO
THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE THU AND
FRI...AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLANTIC SAT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE 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...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO 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

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRES SYSTEM JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 33N74W
WILL TRACK NE AND INTENSIFY THROUGH WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDS FROM THE LOW SW TO 29N78W AND TO NE FLORIDA. THIS COLD
FRONT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE SE AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO
CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE WED...FROM JUST E OF BERMUDA TO EASTERN
CUBA THU...TO THE FAR SE WATERS BY EARLY FRI BEFORE MOVING E OF
THE AREA FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES. A POST FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SWEEP
E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THU AND FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS. 


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

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF
70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO
10 FT W OF 70W. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E
OF 70W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.