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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1010 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...STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERED NW CARIBBEAN EARLY TODAY
AND REACH FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA EARLY TONIGHT
THEN STALL AND TRANSITION TO SHEAR LINE OVER W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
LATE TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD N OF AREA THROUGH MON. FRESH
TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS SPREAD E ACROSS REMAINDER OF BASIN MON
NIGHT AND TUE THEN DIMINISH NW CARIBBEAN WED AS PRES GRADIENT
RELAXES.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 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 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 TO 13 FT IN 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...STRONG COLD FRONT RACES ACROSS REGION TODAY AND
REACH FROM 26N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY TONIGHT...FROM
24N65W TO HISPANIOLA EARLY MON THEN STALL AND TRANSITION TO
SHEAR LINE THROUGH MON NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED N OF 29N
W OF FRONT TO 77W. LARGE NW SWELL TO 17 FT ALONG 31N SUBSIDE
TONIGHT THROUGH WED. FRESH TO STRONG NE-E WINDS DEVELOP S OF 24N
MON. WEAK COLD FRONT REACH NW PORTION WED. 


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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING 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 17 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
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 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 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 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.