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FZNT31 KNHC 012116
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
416 PM EST SAT DEC 1 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 BROAD SURFACE RIDGE CENTERED ALONG 35N EXTENDING E
OFF OF THE N CAROLINA COAST WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY
TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...WITH PERIODS OF FRESH
WINDS ACROSS N PORTIONS AND FRESH TO STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH WED. FRESH NE TRADE WINDS AND MODERATE
SEAS ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUN
THROUGH TUE...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WED AND THU.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR 24N65W THROUGH THE
TURKS AND CAICOS WILL MEANDER OVER THE SE ATLC WATERS THROUGH
TONIGHT THEN WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT SE SUN THROUGH WED AS A COLD
FRONT WHILE REINFORCING HIGH PRES SHIFTS OFF OF THE U.S. MID
ATLC COAST. THIS WILL INCREASE THE PRES GRADIENT NW OF THE
BOUNDARY SUN THROUGH TUE...EXPANDING AN AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS TO ITS NW. THE SHEAR LINE WILL THEN BECOME DIFFUSE WED. A
WEAK COLD FRONT MAY CLIP THE WATERS N OF 30N LATE WED AND THU.


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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.