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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
411 AM EST SAT MAR 2 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 COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA SW TO NE COAST OF
HONDURAS WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS THE REST OF THE NW CARIBBEAN
TODAY...REACHING FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NEAR NICARAGUA-COSTA RICA
BORDER THIS EVENING...FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL PANAMA
SUN EVENING...AND FROM MONA PASSAGE TO FAR E PANAMA MON EVENING.
NORTHERLY WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE WILL SPILL ACROSS THE W
CARIBBEAN FROM NE COASTAL WATERS OF HONDURAS S ACROSS OFFSHORE
WATERS OF NICARAGUA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY TRADES PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUE.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT
 LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS
25 TO 35 KT W OF 81W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS
10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 81W.
SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL
MEANDER ACROSS CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST COLD FRONT OVER
THE SE PORTION SUN NIGHT AND MON THEN SHIFT E OF AREA TUE. WEAK
HIGH PRES WILL QUICKLY SHIFT IN E ALONG 28N TUE AND WED ALLOWING
FOR SW WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION
TUE...AND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA
THROUGH WED AS YET A STRONGER AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT SWEEPS
THROUGH AREA FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. 


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

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W
10 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 70W...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...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...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE 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 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.