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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
946 PM EST SAT JAN 5 2013

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 PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...WITH WINDS AT OR
NEAR GALE FORCE NEAR COLOMBIA...PRIMARILY DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WHILE MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADES PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK AND MEANDERING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LINGER
ACROSS THE NW PART OF THE SW N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST ON SUN
NIGHT AND REACH FROM 29N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA MON NIGHT THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT RETROGRADES NORTHWARD TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD N OF BERMUDA WED. 


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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.