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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
408 PM 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 CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU...STALL FROM
CENTRAL CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS BY LATE FRI...THEN BECOME
DIFFUSE LATE SAT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

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

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING
OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE THU WITH NORTHERLY WINDS W OF THE 
INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE ON FRI. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES NE THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO
CENTRAL CUBA LATE FRI...THEN STALL FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA
LATE SAT...AND DRIFT IN NW ON SUN. 


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

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

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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.