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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
445 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC
FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLANTIC 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 WEAKENING HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC
WILL ALLOW FOR MODERATE EASTERLY TRADE WINDS TO PREVAIL ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS THE SW N
ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND TO FRESHEN TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN...WHILE STRONG S TO SE WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS THE FAR 
NW CARIBBEAN INCLUDING THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND YUCATAN CHANNEL.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF
COLOMBIA.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 1005 MB LOW PRES NEAR
31N76W TO 30N76W TO 27N77W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REACH
FROM 31N68W TO 26N69W TO 23N73W THIS AFTERNOON...EXITING THE
OFFSHORE WATERS FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE CAROLINAS FRI
REACHING TO 27N69W SAT MORNING...MOVING E OF 65W SUN MORNING
ALLOWING FOR FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS N OF 27N AHEAD OF THE NEXT
FRONT. THAT FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N76W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN FROM 31N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS MON EVENING.

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.