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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
425 AM EDT SAT MAR 16 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 THE S COAST OF HAITI
THROUGH 15N78W TO 12N82W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY. ANOTHER
SET OF NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THIS WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND 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 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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...THE TAIL END OF A COLD FRONT ACROSS AMZ127 EXTENDING
SW AS A SHEAR LINE THROUGH AMZ125 WILL SINK S TODAY...DISSIPATING
SUN. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE BASIN WITH A
RIDGE SETTLING ALONG 27N LATER TODAY...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 MOVE THROUGH THE
NW PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC WATERS LATE TUE THROUGH WED.

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

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

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.