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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
927 AM EST WED FEB 13 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 TRADES WILL PERSIST IN THE S CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU WITH MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ELSEWHERE.
LONG PERIOD N SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE S THROUGH THE NE PASSAGES AND
THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TO THE COAST OF S AMERICA...GRADUALLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL
NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MERGE WITH
THE STALLED FRONT RAPIDLY PUSHING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO EASTERN HONDURAS
SUN MORNING.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
 LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND 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...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THE NW PORTION
WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA LATER TODAY...REACHING FROM 31N79W TO CAPE CANAVERAL
FLORIDA THIS LATE...THEN FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA THU LATE
WHERE IT WILL STALL. A STRONGER REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL
OVERTAKE THE OLD FRONT...REACHING FROM 31N68W TO EASTERN CUBA
SAT LATE...THEN FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN
MORNING. 


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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N...AND 25 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT.

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
 LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.