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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
934 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 IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. 8 TO 10 FT N
SWELL OVER 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...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE SAT.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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 WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 TO 20 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS S OF 22N WILL DIMINISH TODAY AS HIGH PRES NEAR
33N68W WEAKENS. LARGE N SWELL E OF 70W WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THU.
WEAK LOW PRES ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
LATE THU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE N TO NE
WINDS FRI. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ENE THROUGH SAT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE FRI...THEN
STALL FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE SAT. 


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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WINDS 10 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 15 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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.