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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
938 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM
07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLC 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....HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADE
WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THU. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI...WITH SEAS BUILDING THROUGH
SAT. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...S TO SW WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF STRONG
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF NE FLORIDA COAST WED. SW WINDS ALONG THE
FRONT WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE N OF 29N W OF 77W WED. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WED NIGHT FROM
31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU THEN WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN
CUBA FRI. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF FLORIDA SAT.


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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N W
OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.