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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
334 AM EST TUE FEB 19 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 SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE
NICARAGUA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
IS SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN
AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. TRADE WINDS DIMINISH WED THROUGH THU
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION WHILE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES CONTINUE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO 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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM 22N65W TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
JUST N OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO NW PORTION OF THE AREA WED...EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO
28N78W THU...FROM 25N65W TO 28N76W FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT.


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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 70W AND
6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

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