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HF Voice Broadcast (Caribbean/SW Atlantic)


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FZNT31 KNHC 172111
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
411 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM WESTERN CUBA TO NE
NICARAGUA. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE
NICARAGUA TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MON.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF AREA THROUGH MON WITH FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS PREVAILING ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL
N ATLC WATERS THROUGH MIDWEEK. TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS
THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E AND W CARIBBEAN WATERS WED WITH FRESH
TO STRONG TRADES CONTINUING ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS
THROUGH FRI. 


NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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
9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO W CUBA. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM FROM 23N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON
LATE WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SHIFT IN EASTWARD JUST N OF THE FORECAST AREA MON AND TUE. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY WED.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO 28N78W EARLY THU AND FROM
25N65W TO 28N76W EARLY FRI.  


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

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

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

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

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

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

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

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

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