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FZNT31 KNHC 060234
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1034 PM 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 EXTENDING FROM WESTERN CUBA NEAR 22N82W
TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS NEAR 16N85W WILL WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES E ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT.
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE 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 THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE
REGION. OTHERWISE MAINLY MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH EASTERLY WINDS
WILL PREVAIL...EXCEPT IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS WHERE FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN LATE MON THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90
NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN
90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 9
FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W TO 
24N81W WILL REACH FROM 1011 MB BROAD LOW PRES NEAR 31N69W TO
28N70W TO 22N77W SAT MORNING...SHIFTING E OF THE WATERS SUN. A
REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE LOW OVER THE WATERS N OF 27N TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...
DIMINISHING SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS W OVER THE
NORTHERN PORTION LATE SUN THROUGH WED.

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

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 10 TO 15
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.