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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 AM EDT FRI MAR 15 2013

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC
FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLANTIC 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 EXTENDS FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO
WESTERN JAMAICA...CONTINUING AS A SHEAR LINE TO NEAR THE HONDURAS
NICARAGUA BORDER. THE ENTIRE BOUNDARY WILL BECOME A SHEAR LINE
LATER THIS MORNING WHILE DRIFTING THE THE SE...DISSIPATING SAT. 
LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS IMPACTING THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE
ATLC PASSAGES WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC SAT...THEN WILL DEGENERATE INTO A SHEAR LINE EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN
90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN
90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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 25N65W TO NEAR THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL MERGE WITH A REINFORCING FRONT WHICH EXTENDS
FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO 27N73W TODAY. THE MERGED FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 22N55W TO 20N70W THIS EVENING...STALLING OUT OVER THE SE
WATERS THIS WEEKEND. THE REMNANT BOUNDARY WILL BECOME A SHEAR LINE
LATE SUN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...SHIFTING S OF AMZ127 MON. OTHERWISE
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONTS WITH A RIDGE SETTLING
ALONG 27N...SLOWLY LIFTING TO 31N BY TUE MORNING. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION TUE AFTERNOON.

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

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

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.