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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1002 AM EST TUE JAN 8 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 PRES 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 TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WHILE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU
BEFORE DIMINISHING. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
 LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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...COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 29N77W WILL DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH SAT WITH A COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO CLIP THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA THU NIGHT
THROUGH FRI WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED THERE SAT. 


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

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

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF
70W...AND E 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

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

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

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

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.