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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
348 AM EST SUN FEB 24 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 AREA MAINTAIN STRONG TRADES ACROSS
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG COAST OF
COLOMBIA THROUGH EARLY SUN. MAINLY FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLIES
PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.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...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT JUST OFF NE FLORIDA COAST REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT THEN LIFT BACK N AS WARM
FRONT MON AHEAD OF SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF NE
FLORIDA COAST LATE TUE. SECOND FRONT STALLS FROM 31N68W TO
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED WITH REMNANTS OF FRONT LIFTING N LATE
THU. 

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

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 15 TO
20 KT LATE. W OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.1