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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
400 AM EST SUN DEC 16 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...GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS BASIN
THROUGH WED THEN INCREASE OVER CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED AND THU AS
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS WESTERN ATLC. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

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

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE 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...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST MON
NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N74W TO N BAHAMAS TUE AND E OF SE ZONES
WED. HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS AREA BEHIND FRONT WITH FRESH TO
STRONG NW WINDS EXPECTED N OF BAHAMAS ALONG FRONT TUE AND WED.
SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF FLORIDA COAST LATE THU. 


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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.