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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
925 PM 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 WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. MAINLY MODERATE TO
FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
WILL STALL BRIEFLY ALONG 27N ON MON...THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT MON NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO
MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TUE NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL STALL
OVER THE SE WATERS ON FRI. 


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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE TO E LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W OF 70W...W TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E OF 70W...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. W OF
70W...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.