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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
934 PM EST TUE FEB 12 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...FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST NEAR
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU. FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. LONG
PERIOD N SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE S THROUGH THE NE PASSAGES AND THE
TROPICAL WATERS...REACHING THE N COAST OF S AMERICA EARLY
WED....THEN SUBSIDE ON THU. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU...THEN MEANDER UNTIL ABSORBED BY A
STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVING ON SAT...WITH THE MERGED FRONT
REACHING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS EARLY
SUN. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
WATERS LATE TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF
THE GEORGIA COAST ON WED LATE. THIS COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N72W TO SE FLORIDA MIDDAY THU...DRIFT IN SE ON THU NIGHT...
THEN MEANDER FRI INTO EARLY SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE SE GEORGIA COAST SAT MORNING...OVERTAKE REMNANTS OF THE
INITIAL FRONT SAT NIGHT...WITH THE MERGED FRONT REACHING FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA AROUND SUNRISE SUN. 


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

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.