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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
417 AM EST TUE JAN 15 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 TRADE WINDS OFF COLOMBIA THROUGH SAT. N SWELL OF 8 TO
10 FT OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS W OF 55W WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL LATE THU...STALL FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS
BY LATE FRI...BEFORE BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SAT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

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

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1025 MB NEAR 33N68W WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY
TODAY TO ALLOW DIMINISHING WINDS ACROSS WATERS S OF 22N. LARGE
LONG PERIOD N SWELL PROPAGATING THROUGH WATERS E OF 70W WILL
SUBSIDE THROUGH THU. WEAK LOW PRES WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT
MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE THU AND EARLY
FRI...FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE N TO NE FLOW. THE
LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ENE THROUGH FRI. THE TRAILING FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE FRI...THEN STALL
FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE SAT. 


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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...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. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.