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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
402 AM EST SAT DEC 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...WINDS AND SEAS BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NW ATLC SHIFTS SE
INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 80W WILL CONTINUE TO
DRIFT IN NW INTO FLORIDA AND GEORGIA TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD NE OF THE AREA FRI THROUGH SUN. NEW COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH NW WATERS TUE. 


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

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.