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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
425 AM EDT MON MAR 18 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 TODAY...WEAKENING TUE THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES
N OF THE AREA SHIFTS TO THE E. FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS EACH NIGHT THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON.
NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND THE 
NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TONIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND 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. 

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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT E THROUGH TUE
ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE 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 31N75W TO SE FLORIDA TUE EVENING...STALLING FROM BERMUDA TO
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AFTERNOON. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS ON THU...MERGING WITH THE
FIRST FRONT.

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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

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