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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
955 AM EST MON DEC 24 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....HIGH PRES N OF AREA MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE
WINDS W OF 70W THROUGH EARLY TUE. WINDS DIMINISH TO A MODERATE
BREEZE LATE TUE AS HIGH PRES MOVES NE. SUBSIDING N SWELLS SEEP
THROUGH PASSAGES INTO CARIBBEAN TODAY. NEW HIGH PRES BUILD ALONG
30N AND INCREASE WINDS AND BUILD SEAS ACROSS S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
WED THROUGH FRI. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE 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 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N65W TO HISPANIOLA DISSIPATE
LATER TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES
BEHIND FRONT MOVES E ALONG 30N. SE TO S WINDS INCREASE LATE TUE
AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF NE FLORIDA COAST LATE WED.
FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N80W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE WED AND FROM
31N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI. 


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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 70W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 70W AND
SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.