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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1046 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND PUERTO RICO
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E-SE ACROSS SW N ATLC PRODUCING FRESH
TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. FRESH TO STRONG S TO SE WINDS
ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN...INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS AND YUCATAN
CHANNEL INTO TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER YUCATAN CHANNEL MON
LATE AND STALL FROM E CUBA TO S BELIZE WED...THEN DISSIPATE
THU. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SW WINDS N OF 27N AHEAD OF NEXT COLD
FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER NW PORTION TONIGHT. COLD FRONT SWEEPS
RAPIDLY E AND EXTENDS FROM 30N68W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE
MON...FROM 26N65W TO E CUBA LATE TUE THEN STALL AND MOVE E OF THE
AREA THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NW WINDS WILL PREVAIL N OF
30N BEHIND THE FRONT MON NIGHT INTO TUE.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT
 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.