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FZNT31 KNHC 270859
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
359 AM EST SUN JAN 27 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...WEAK HIGH PRES PREVAILS ACROSS ATLC THIS MORNING...S
OF A COLD FRONT MOVING S ACROSS 30N AND INTO LOCAL ATLC WATERS.
LONG PERIOD N-NW SWELL PROPAGATING ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AND THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WILL PEAK THIS
MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE MON THROUGH
WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL ON THU.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM 31N67W TO 30N81W WILL
STALL ACROSS N FLORIDA...WHILE REMAINING PORTION MOVES
SE...REACHING ALONG 27N THIS EVENING...AND THEN TO 24N MON
EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE TUE. LARGE N SWELLS ACROSS THE
WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS HAVE PEAKED N OF 24N OVERNIGHT...AND WILL
SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
INCREASE TUE NIGHT AND WED OVER THE NW WATERS IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE UNITED STATES COAST WED NIGHT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA LATE THU.


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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...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 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.