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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 PM EDT TUE MAR 26 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 RETREATING CENTRAL ATLC RIDGE ALONG 22N WILL
MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE TRADES ACROSS THE EASTERN AND
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM E
CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE AND STALL FROM THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE COAST OF NICARAGUA LATE WED WHERE IT
WILL DISSIPATE THU. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH THIS WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO HIGH
PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO E CUBA WILL MOVE SE AND
EXTEND FROM 23N65W TO HAITI LATE WED THEN MOVE E OF AREA THU.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD  WAKE OF THE FRONT AND PREVAIL THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

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

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.