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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1016 AM EST FRI DEC 28 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....WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC CENTERED NE OF
THE BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT IN E-NE THROUGH SUN...AND HELP TO MAINTAIN
FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THE PERIOD. STRONGER HIGH PRES BEHIND A NEW COLD FRONT
WILL BUILD OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND ACROSS THE SW N ATLC SUN
THROUGH TUE...AND ACT TO FRESHEN THE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE E
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT
 LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO 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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO 26N70W WHERE IT
BECOMES A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING W-SW TO NW CUBA.
THE COLD FRONTAL PORTION WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT E AND DISSIPATE
JUST E OF THE AREA TONIGHT...WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION OF THE
FRONT LIFTS N AS A W WARM FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT...MOVING INTO S FLORIDA AND THE NW BAHAMAS. WEAK HIGH
PRES IN ITS WAKE WILL QUICKLY SHIFT IN E-NE THROUGH SAT ALLOWING
FOR ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE U.S. SE COAST AND
FLORIDA PENINSULA. THIS STRONG FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR
31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA SUN MORNING...FROM NEAR 27N65W TO CENTRAL
LATE SUN AND ACROSS FAR SE AND S PORTIONS MON WHILE WEAKENING TO
A SHEARLINE. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS TUE
IN ADVANCE OF YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT.


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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT E OF 70W...AND VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT OR LESS W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF 70W...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. W OF 70W...
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 70W...AND E 10 TO
15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

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