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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
924 AM EST WED FEB 27 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...STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL IS REINFORCED
BY STRONGER COLD FRONT THU AND ENTERS NW CARIBBEAN FRI. FRONT
WILL REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SAT...FOLLOWED
BY STRONG N WINDS...POSSIBLE GALE FORCE...OVER WESTERN PORTION OF
SW CARIBBEAN SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST
ELSEWHERE THROUGH SUN.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO FLORIDA KEYS WILL REACH
FROM BERMUDA TO WESTERN CUBA THU...FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA
FRI...THEN BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS SE WATERS SAT. STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS REGION LATE SAT AND MERGE WITH
STATIONARY FRONT SUN. STRONG W TO NW WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST SUN
BEHIND FRONT.


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

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.