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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
931 AM EST MON FEB 4 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 N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS OFF COLOMBIA THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH
GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW ELSEWHERE. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

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

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WILL STALL TODAY AND TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL CLIP WATERS N OF 30N THIS AFTERNOON THEN SHIFT
NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A THIRD WEAK FRONT WILL FOLLOW
WED...SHIFTING E OF THE AREA ALONG 30N. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE ON THU INTO FRI N OF THE NW BAHAMAS AHEAD OF ANOTHER
COLD FRONT PUSHING OF THE NE FLORIDA COAST ON FRI. 


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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SW 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
 LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT LATE.
W OF 70W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW
10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

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

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.