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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
924 PM EST WED FEB 20 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE
WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...EXCEPT FOR FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE TRADES WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS ON FRI AND CONTINUE THROUGH MON. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO SE FLORIDA WILL DRIFT IN SE
AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON THU. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE N
OF THE BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT AND SAT IN ADVANCE OF A SECOND COLD
FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SAT NIGHT...REACHING FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SUN. REMNANTS OF THE SECOND FRONT
WILL TRANSITION TO A WARM FRONT AND LIFT IN N ON MON IN ADVANCE OF
A THIRD COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE GEORGIA COAST ON TUE. 


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

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.