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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1051 AM EDT TUE APR 2 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 TRADE WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF
THE REGION. FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED GULF OF
HONDURAS TONIGHT THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A
DEVELOPING LOW PRES SYSTEM GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.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. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND 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

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

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND 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. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND 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...HIGH PRES CENTRAL ATLC EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE
EASTERN PART OF THE REGION. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW
WATERS WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS N WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE A
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FURTHER SOUTH TO THE EASTERN BAHAMAS. THE
TROUGH WILL TRIGGER WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS MAINLY
E OF 75W THROUGH TONIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO 20N72W WED
WHERE IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU THEN DISSIPATE
BY FRI. A LOW PRES SYSTEM EXPECTED TO DEVELOP GULF OF MEXICO WED
NIGHT AND THU WILL CAUSE SE WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS N WATERS THU
AND FRI...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 8-12 ACROSS THE NW WATERS BY FRI.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.