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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1008 AM EST SAT JAN 26 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 OVER THE W ATLC WILL BE REPLACED BY
STRONGER HIGH PRES SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED. THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE
PRES GRADIENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN ALLOWING FOR AN
INCREASE IN TRADE WINDS MAINLY  CENTRAL PORTION...AND THE
WESTERN PART OF THE EASTERN PORTION. LONG PERIOD N SWELLS WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND THROUGH THE NE
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH SUN BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE SUN AND
MON. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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...WEAK HIGH PRES FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC SW TO THE NW
BAHAMAS AND S FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS A BACKDOOR COLD
FRONT PUSHES S INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 27N65W NW TO 30N81W BY EARLY SUN LATE...AND
DISSIPATE MON. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE AREA MON THROUGH WED INCREASING NE WINDS OVER THE S PORTION.
LARGE N SWELLS WILL SPREAD S AND SE E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH
TONIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING SUN THROUGH MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL INCREASE EARLY WED OVER THE NW WATERS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE U.S. COAST LATE WED NIGHT. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

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

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.