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FZNT31 KNHC 272109
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
409 PM 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...LONG PERIOD N SWELLS PROPAGATING ACROSS THE TROPICAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WILL
GRADUALLY TURN TO THE NE MON AND TUE THEN WILL BE REINFORCED ON
WED AND THU. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN INCREASING THE TRADES
TO MODERATE TO FRESH ACROSS THE AREA...WITH MINIMUM GALE
CONDITIONS BRIEFLY ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA ON MON NIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON THU AND WASH OUT
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN ON FRI.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

...GALE WARNING... 

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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 FROM 31N60W TO 28N80W WILL MOVE S TO
ALONG 26N MON AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL 
INCREASE TUE NIGHT INTO WED OVER THE NW WATERS IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE UNITES STATES WED NIGHT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA THU NIGHT THEN DRIFT IN SE
ON FRI. 


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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.