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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
425 PM EST MON DEC 17 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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WEST-CENTRAL ATLC
THROUGH THU. GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH WED. TRADES WILL INCREASE WED NIGHT THROUGH
FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC.
LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL REACH THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC THU.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

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

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
TONIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO S FLORIDA TUE...THEN
WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER SE WATERS WED. FRESH TO STRONG
NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 28N TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
BEHIND THE FRONT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST LATE THU WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N71W TO WESTERN
CUBA FRI AND FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT. 


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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT E OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

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

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.