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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
450 AM EDT FRI APR 5 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...A COLD FRONT ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL
MOVE SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SE AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NW WATERS THROUGH
SUN. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH
SLIGHTLY THROUGH EARLY SUN AS THE FRONT WEAKENS THE PRES
GRADIENT...INCREASING AGAIN LATE SUN AND EXPANDING TO COVER THE
ENTIRE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE
REGION. OTHERWISE MAINLY MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH EASTERLY WINDS
WILL PREVAIL...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS WHERE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
WILL RETURN LATE MON THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE W AND NW PORTIONS TODAY
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT  GULF OF MEXICO. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N77W TO W CUBA THIS EVENING...FROM NEAR
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT EVENING...AND FROM NEAR 25N65W TO E
CENTRAL CUBA SUN EVENING. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE
FRONT OVER THE NE WATERS LATE SAT AND TRACK NE AWAY FROM THE AREA
SUN...WITH THE FRONT SLOWLY WEAKENING OVER THE SE WATERS THROUGH
MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS W OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION LATE SUN THROUGH
TUE.

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.