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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
356 AM EST SUN FEB 17 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 STRONG COLD FRONT RACING ACROSS THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL REACH FROM THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA LATER THIS MORNING THEN STALL AND
TRANSITION TO A SHEAR LINE OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THROUGH MON.
FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN DIMINISH 
NW CARIBBEAN WED AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT RACING ACROSS THE REGION WILL
REACH FROM 31N66W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATER THIS MORNING...
FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA EARLY MON...THEN STALL AND TRANSITION
TO A SHEAR LINE THROUGH MON NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
N OF 28N W OF THE FRONT SPREADING EASTWARD TO 65W THROUGH THIS
EVENING. LARGE NW SWELL TO 16 FT ALONG 31N WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
MON THROUGH WED. FRESH TO STRONG NE-E WINDS WILL DEVELOP S OF
24N MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW PORTION WED. 


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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...
BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT E OF 70W AND 9
TO 14 FT W OF 70W.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 11 TO 15 FT E OF 70W AND 8 TO 11 FT IN W OF 70W.
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT E OF
70W AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.