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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
356 AM EST TUE JAN 22 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 WELL NE OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU...AND
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE. STRONGER TRADES WILL
COVER THE ENTIRE AREA FRI AND SAT AS THE ATLC HIGH N OF THE AREA
STRENGTHENS. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E 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. 
.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 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO 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 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N68W
TO SE FLORIDA WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY A REINFORCING COLD FRONT
TODAY. THE MERGED FRONT WILL REACH FROM JUST E OF BERMUDA TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING...FROM 31N55W TO CENTRAL CUBA
WED EVENING...THEN STALL OVER THE SE WATERS. A SECOND REINFORCING
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE THU...RACE SE AND
MERGE WITH REMNANTS OF THE INITIAL FRONT ACROSS THE SE WATERS ON
FRI. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT AND REACH
FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA ON SAT NIGHT.


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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE.
SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

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