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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
958 PM EST WED JAN 9 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 JUST NW OF BERMUDA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH WINDS AT GALE
FORCE NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. OTHERWISE...MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC
WATERS. LONG PERIOD LARGE SWELLS WILL BUILD SEAS ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES SAT AND SUN THEN
SLOWLY SUBSIDE MON. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...1031 HIGH REMAINS CENTERED JUST NW OF
BERMUDA...PROMOTING STRONG TRADE WINDS S OF 24N. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO CLIP THE EASTERN WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI WITH A
SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED THERE SAT INTO SUN.  


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

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

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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.