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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 AM EST TUE DEC 18 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...COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH
THU. GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS REGION INCREASE WED
NIGHT THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS
WESTERN ATLC. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS REACH NORTHERN TROPICAL N
ATLC THU. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND 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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND 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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST TODAY AND REACH
FROM NEAR 31N70W TO S FLORIDA LATE TUE AND E OF BASIN WED. FRESH
TO STRONG NW WINDS EXPECTED N OF 28N TODAY AND WED AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS BEHIND FRONT. MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE OFF NE
FLORIDA COAST LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO WESTERN CUBA
FRI AND FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT. 

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF
70W AND TO 8 FT W OF 70W.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.