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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1014 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON...THEN WEAKEN TUE THROUGH THU AS
HIGH PRES N OF AREA SHIFTS E. FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED GULF OF HONDURAS EACH NIGHT THROUGH WED. A WEAKENING
STATIONARY FRONT ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL
N ATLC WILL DISSIPATE EARLY ON MON. N TO NE SUBSIDING SWELLS
WILL IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES
THROUGH MON NIGHT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
THROUGH TUE ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA AND
NE FLORIDA COASTS TO ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION LATE MON NIGHT
INTO TUE. THE FRONT WILL BE PRECEDED BY INCREASING S TO SW WINDS
ACROSS THE NW AND N CENTRAL WATERS TUE. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 31N69W TO 26N75W AND STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA BY
EARLY WED...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE NE PORTION LATE
WED INTO THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY SWEEP SE ACROSS
THE NE PORTION ON THU AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.