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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1057 AM EDT THU APR 4 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 SE WINDS  GULF OF HONDURAS
WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E WINDS WILL
PERSIST  S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON...WITH MODERATE
TO FRESH WINDS ELSEWHERE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN  NW
CARIBBEAN FRI AND DISSIPATE SAT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE.
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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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

.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. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND 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. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 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

.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. 
.FRI AND 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 WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF A LOW
PRES SYSTEM GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT AND DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE FAR NW PART FRI
MORNING. THE WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI
BY EARLY FRI LATE...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT.
LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NE PORTION
SAT AND TRACK NE AWAY FROM THE AREA SUN...WITH THE FRONT SLOWLY
WEAKENING OVER THE SE WATERS INTO MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS W OVER THE
NORTHERN PORTION LATE SUN AND MON.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

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