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FZNT31 KNHC 272103
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
403 PM 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...A STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL BE
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 A
PORTION OF THE SW CARIBBEAN SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
TRADES WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH MON. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO THE FLORIDA
KEYS WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO WESTERN CUBA THU...FROM
27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI...THEN BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS SE
WATERS SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION LATE SAT AND MERGE WITH THE STATIONARY FRONT SUN. STRONG
W TO NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL SPREAD SE ACROSS JUST ABOUT
THE ENTIRE AREA SUN INTO MON. 


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

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.