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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1023 PM 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 SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM HAITI TO NEAR THE
HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER WILL DISSIPATE ON SAT. ANOTHER SET OF
NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL INVADE THE ATLC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN
PASSAGES THIS WEEKEND. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING OVER THE SE WATERS WILL STALL
OVER THE SAME AREA THIS WEEKEND AND DISSIPATE MON. OTHERWISE HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD IN WITH A RIDGE SETTLING ALONG 27N...SLOWLY
LIFTING TO 31N BY TUE. EXPECT INCREASING S TO SW WINDS OVER THE
NW WATERS MON NIGHT INTO TUE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PORTION LATE TUE.

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

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.