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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
404 AM EST TUE DEC 25 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 WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
TRADE WINDS W OF 70W TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO A MODERATE
BREEZE THIS LATE AS HIGH PRES MOVES NE. NEW HIGH PRES IS
FORECAST TO BUILD ALONG 30N WITH INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SAT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA MOVES E ALONG 31N.SE TO S
WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUE AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING
OFF NE FLORIDA COAST LATE WED. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W
TO SOUTH FLORIDA WED LATE AND FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU
EVENING AND FROM 27N65W TO 22N77W FRI LATE AS A
DISSIPATING FRONT. 


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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 70W...AND SE
10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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. 
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

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

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.