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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
402 PM EST FRI JAN 18 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...A COLD FRONT IS STALLING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE
GULF OF HONDURAS...WITH REMNANTS OF THE FRONT EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH
WED. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL STALL FROM 31N60W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT. REMNANTS OF THE
FRONT WILL RETURN NW ON SUN...THEN MOVE SE AGAIN ON MON AND TUE
REACHING A LINE FROM 31N55W TO THE MONA PASSAGE LATE WED. 


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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 70W...AND NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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