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FZNT31 KNHC 010909
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
409 AM EST FRI MAR 1 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 NW CUBA AND THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN TODAY...THEN
BE FORCED SE TONIGHT AND SAT...REACHING FROM E CUBA TO CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN ALONG 80W BY SAT LATE...THEN FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE
TO N COAST OF PANAMA ALONG 80W SUN LATE. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL SPREAD SE BEHIND FRONT...AND REACH NEAR GALE FORCE
OFF COAST OF HONDURAS SAT MORNING BEFORE GALES COMMENCE ACROSS W
PORTIONS OF CARIBBEAN BEHIND FRONT SAT LATE AND SAT NIGHT.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH
MON. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT 
LATE. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25
TO 35 KT W OF 81W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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 TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W SW
ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO NW CUBA...WHILE A REINFORCING COLD
FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA SW THROUGH THE N BAHAMAS AND
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. BOTH BOUNDARIES WILL SHIFT IN SLIGHTLY SE
THROUGH SAT THEN MEANDER ACROSS CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND E CUBA SAT
NIGHT THEN BE FORCED INTO SE PORTIONS LATE SUN. A NEW COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE AREA AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST COLD
FRONT OVER THE SE PORTION SUN NIGHT INTO MON...AND SHIFT E OF
AREA TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS
LATE MON AND SLIDE E THROUGH TUE...ALLOWING FOR SW WINDS TO
INCREASE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD
FRONT. 


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

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF
70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.