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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1043 AM EDT WED MAR 27 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 TRADES ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE TO EASTERN HONDURAS WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD
TODAY AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND 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. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 26N50W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL
MOVE SE FROM 22N61W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EARLY THU THEN PASS
E OF THE AREA. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 26N  WAKE OF THE
FRONT AND A HIGH PRES CENTER WILL MOVE THROUGH NE WATERS OVER THE
WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NW WATERS SUN.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.