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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
946 PM EST MON DEC 3 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 N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF CARIBBEAN AND
TROPICAL N ATLC WITH PERIODS OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE NW
CARIBBEAN AND ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH WED. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL
WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY THU THROUGH SAT IMPROVING MARINE CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO 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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE ZONES
S OF 27N THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING S OF 25N TUE. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH S OF 25N WED AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS. A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE WATERS N OF 30N LATE WED AND THU
WITH HIGH PRES REBUILDING FRI AND SAT. 


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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.