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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1048 AM EDT SUN MAR 31 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...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT THROUGH EARLY TUE...THEN
DIMINISH WED AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SLIDES E INTO THE
CENTRAL ATLC. A BROAD AREA OF FRESH TRADES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE THROUGH THU WITH SEAS TO 8-9 FT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG 28N THROUGH
MON LATE THEN SHIFT E TO THE CENTRAL ATLC. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS WATERS N OF 29N MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. SE WINDS
WILL INCREASE W OF 75W THU AS A LOW PRES SYSTEM INTENSIFIES IN
THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.