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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1014 AM EST TUE JAN 29 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 WESTERN ATLC WILL MOVE SE AND
WEAKEN THROUGH THU. THE RESULTANT TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN AND GREATER ANTILLES...AND MAINLY MODERATE TRADES
ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED. A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU...AND BECOME
DIFFUSE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI. NE WINDS INCREASE SOME OVER
THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI AND OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
SAT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 8 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 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...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 19N E OF 71W WILL DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND WED OVER THE
NW WATERS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE
UNITED STATES SE COAST LATE WED NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH
FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE THU NIGHT...REACH FROM NEAR
31N65W TO 25N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY FRI...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN
AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR FROM NEAR 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE ON SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE AREA. 


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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF
70W...AND S 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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