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FZNT31 KNHC 012027
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
427 PM EDT MON APR 1 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...STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS WILL PERSIST NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA WITH SEAS 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 WED BEFORE DIMINISHING THU AND
FRI. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WATERS N OF 29N
TONIGHT THROUGH WED. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE W OF 75W THU AS A LOW
PRES SYSTEM INTENSIFIES  EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW
WILL SHIFT N OF THE FORECAST AREA FRI WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
ENTERING THE NW PORTION. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO E
CUBA SAT LATE.

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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.