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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1022 AM EST FRI JAN 11 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...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS NE U.S. EXTENDS S TO THE NE
CARIBBEAN AND WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH MON. WINDS AT OR
NEAR GALE FORCE WILL PERSIST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH SAT. OTHERWISE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES
WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS.
LARGE LONG PERIOD NNE SWELLS WILL BUILD ACROSS THE TROPICAL N
ATLC AND THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES SAT AND SUN THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE
EARLY NEXT WEEK. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED WELL N OF THE AREA EXTENDS SSE TO
NE CARIBBEAN. THE HIGH IS RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT
OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THIS
LATE THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER MUCH
OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CLIP
THE EASTERN PORTION LATE SAT INTO SUN. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BE
PRESENT OVER THE AREA MON AND TUE. LARGE LONG PERIOD N TO NE
SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS THROUGH
SUN...THEN SUBSIDE MON AND TUE. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
E OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.