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FZNT31 KNHC 070832
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
332 AM EST THU FEB 7 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...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI
NIGHT AND PASS E ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN ON SAT. ATLC HIGH
PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN SAT NIGHT INCREASING THE TRADES ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA. LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE
THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NEXT
ROUND OF N SWELL ARRIVES AT THE THE NORTHERN ATLC PASSAGES LATE
SUN...AND AT THE NE ATLC PASSAGES ON MON. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS DISSIPATING OVER THE NE WATERS WHILE
WEAK HIGH PRES DOMINATES THE WATERS W OF 70W. SOUTHERLY FLOW N
OF THE BAHAMAS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING
OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST AROUND SUNRISE FRI. THIS STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA AROUND SUNRISE SAT AND 
FROM 31N60W TO E CUBA ON SAT LATE. REMNANTS OF FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE FROM 25N55W TO HISPANIOLA ON SUN. SOUTHERLY FLOW SETS
UP OVER THE NW WATERS ON SUN AND INCREASES ON MON. 


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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.