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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
356 AM EST THU JAN 17 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 TRADES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON...STALL FROM
CENTRAL CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS LATE FRI...THEN GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE SAT THROUGH MON. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE
THU WITH NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE FRI
ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 28N W OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA ON FRI LATE...THEN STALL FROM
31N60W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL RETURN NW
THROUGH THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS ON SUN...THEN MOVE SE AGAIN ON MON.

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

...GALE WARNING FRI N OF 30N W OF 78W FOR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30
KT LATE FRI. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 30N W OF 78W FRI.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 70W...AND
5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. 
.FRI...E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO
15 KT LATE. W OF 70W...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W. 
.FRI NIGHT...E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE
10 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT LATE. W OF 70W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.