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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
426 PM EST SUN DEC 30 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 WILL BUILD OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND
ACROSS THE SW N ATLC BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING THROUGH MON WITH
AN INCREASE IN WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND
TROPICAL N ATLC. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E-SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED.
THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA TO THE NE COAST OF BELIZE THIS
LATE...AND WILL GRADUALLY BECOME W TO E ALIGNED ALONG 20N MON
NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE.


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND
CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E AND EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO THE
SE BAHAMAS THIS LATE...THEN MOVE TO THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE
AREA MON AND DISSIPATE. LARGE NW SWELL GENERATED BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL IMPACT THE AREA WATERS THROUGH LATE TUE. SOUTHERLY
WINDS INCREASE OVER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE INTO WED
IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE AREA
N OF 30N ON THU. 


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

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO
12 FT W OF 70W. 
.MON...E OF 70W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT
E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF
70W. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF
70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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