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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1019 AM EST SAT DEC 29 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 CENTRAL ATLC WILL SHIFT
E-NE THROUGH SUN...AND HELP TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE
WINDS ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD.
STRONGER HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND ACROSS
THE SW N ATLC SUN BEHIND A NEW COLD FRONT MON THROUGH TUE
ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. ON WED...THE HIGH WILL SLIDE E-SE
AND WEAKEN WITH TRADES ACROSS THE AREA DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC NEAR
27N54W EXTENDS W-SW THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS MORNING
AND WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN...ALLOWING FOR A COLD
FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE U.S. SE COAST AND FLORIDA COAST EARLY THIS
EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR 31N71W TO S
FLORIDA BY EARLY THIS LATE...FROM NEAR 31N68W TO WESTERN CUBA
SUN MORNING...FROM NEAR 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY SUN
EVENING ...THEN ACROSS THE FAR SE AND S PORTIONS MON WHILE
WEAKENING TO A SHEARLINE. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE FAR
NW WATERS ON TUE IN ADVANCE OF YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT FORECAST
TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW PART OF THE AREA BY WED. 


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

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S
 LATE. W OF 70W...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO
SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF
70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.