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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
355 AM EST THU DEC 27 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....WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN
LATER THIS MORNING. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS
THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON WITH SEAS BUILDING
THROUGH SAT THEN SLIGHTLY SUBSIDING THROUGH MON. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL MOVE TO
31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU LATE THEN WEAKEN FROM 26N65W TO
EASTERN CUBA FRI. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
FLORIDA SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA SUN THEN MOVE E
OF THE AREA SUN. 


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

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT
W OF 70W. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...E OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 KT. W OF 70W...NW TO N WINDS
10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.