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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
913 PM 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 STRONG TRADES
ACROSS THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS
ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH EARLY SUN. FRESH EASTERLY
TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH THE
PERIOD. FRESH TRADES EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE AREA. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM OF THE COAST OF 
COLOMBIA NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NE
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT BY NOON ON SUN. SEAS 10
TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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

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

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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 31N55W TO 24N70W WILL GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE TO THE W OF 65W ON FRI. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE N
OF THE BAHAMAS ON 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
MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TUE. 


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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT
W OF 70W. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W
E OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 70W...AND 6 TO 7 FT W OF
70W. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.