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FZNT31 KNHC 151449
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1049 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 HAITI SOUTHWESTWARD TO
SOUTH OF JAMAICA...CONTINUING AS A SHEAR LINE TO NEAR THE
NICARAGUA BORDER. THE ENTIRE BOUNDARY MAY BECOME A SHEAR LINE
LATER TODAY WHILE DRIFTING TO THE SE...DISSIPATING SAT. LARGE
LONG PERIOD NE SWELL IMPACTING THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE ATLC
PASSAGES WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 24N65W TO HAITI WILL
MERGE WITH A REINFORCING FRONT WHICH CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM SE OF
BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THE MERGED FRONT WILL REACH FROM
23N65W TO 20N74W THIS EVENING...STALLING OUT OVER THE SE WATERS
THIS WEEKEND. THE REMNANT BOUNDARY WILL BECOME A SHEAR LINE SUN
AND DISSIPATE MON. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE
FRONTS WITH A RIDGE SETTLING ALONG 27N...SLOWLY LIFTING TO 31N BY
TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION TUE LATE.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 7 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.