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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1006 AM EST THU FEB 21 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 AND MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS IN
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRI THROUGH SUN NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA. THE TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS
LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MON.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND 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 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONT FROM 31N62W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE N OF THE
BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE
NE FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT...REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA LATE SUN. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL TRANSITION TO A
WARM FRONT AND LIFT IN N MON AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT. 


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

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

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

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF
70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 70W...AND
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 70W...AND NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

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