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FZNT31 KNHC 040225
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1025 PM EDT WED APR 3 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 EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST IN
THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH MAINLY
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH WINDS ELSEWHERE. AN EXCEPTION WILL BE
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS WHICH WILL OCCUR
THROUGH THU MORNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL LATE THU NIGHT...GRADUALLY WEAKENING OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN
AND DISSIPATING BY SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF
HONDURAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF
HONDURAS THROUGH THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH FRI. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THU AHEAD
OF A LOW PRES SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THAT LOW WILL TRACK
NE OF THE WATERS LATE THU NIGHT...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT INTO THE
SW N ATLC FRI. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA FRI LATE...THEN FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NEAR THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE SAT LATE WHILE WEAKENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL OUT OVER
THE SE PORTION SUN...DISSIPATING BY MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN
FROM THE N.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF
FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 
10 TO 15 KT SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY MON.

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF
FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF
FRONT...W TO NW WINDS W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT
SUN...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT SUN...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON.

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10
KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W OF
FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT SUN.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.