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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
356 AM EST THU FEB 28 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 GETS
REINFORCED BY STRONGER COLD FRONT FRI AND ENTERS NW CARIBBEAN
LATE FRI. FRONT REACHES FROM EASTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS
SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG N WINDS...POSSIBLE GUST TO GALE
FORCE...OVER PORTION OF SW CARIBBEAN SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY TRADES PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH MON. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

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

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS
THEN STATIONARY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. COLD FRONT PORTION REACH
FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE TODAY...FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN
CENTRAL CUBA FRI...THEN BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS SE WATERS SAT. 
STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERS BASIN EARLY SAT AND MERGE WITH
STATIONARY FRONT SUN. STRONG TO NEAR GALE W TO NW WINDS AND SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT IN SPREAD E ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN SUN INTO MON. 


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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

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

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W...AND
NW LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W. 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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN 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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.