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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
345 AM EST SUN MAR 3 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...COLD FRONT FROM EAST COAST OF CUBA SW TO 17N80W TO
NEAR COSTA RICA-PANAMA BORDER WILL SHIFT SE AND REACH FROM W
HAITI TO CENTRAL PANAMA THIS EVENING...FROM NW COAST OF PUERTO
RICO TO FAR E PANAMA MON EVENING...AND THEN BEGIN TO DISSIPATE
ACROSS NE CARIBBEAN LATE TUE. NORTHERLY WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE
FORCE WILL SPILL ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN FROM THE NE COASTAL
WATERS OF HONDURAS S ACROSS OFFSHORE WATERS OF NICARAGUA THIS
MORNING AND SHIFT S INTO W CARIBBEAN N OF 11N LATE MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL
PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUE.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF
16.5N W OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 81W. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO E COAST OF CUBA WILL
SHIFT SE THROUGH MON. REINFORCING COLD FRONT ACROSS NW WATERS
WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST COLD
FRONT OVER THE SE PORTION MON AND SHIFT SE 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 THE N PORTION OF THE AREA WED THROUGH
THU AS YET A STRONGER AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH
THE AREA FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS...WITH
CHANCE FOR GALES N OF 28N.


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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH
   THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF
28N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
   NIGHT...

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF
70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF
28N. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO
10 FT W OF 70W. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.