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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
455 AM EDT SAT APR 6 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 CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 21N80W
TO THE NE COAST OF HONDURAS NEAR 15N85W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE STALLING
AND DISSIPATING FROM THE HONDURAS-NICARAGUA BORDER TO E CENTRAL
CUBA LATE 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 THROUGH WED 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...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND 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...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND 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. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO DEVELOPING LOW
PRES NEAR 28.5N76W 1012 MB TO CENTRAL CUBA ALONG 80W WILL
CONTINUE TO SHIFT SE AND REACH FROM LOW PRES NEAR 31N66W TO E
CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 21N76W THIS EVENING...REACH FROM 25N65W TO E
CENTRAL CUBA SUN EVENING THEN BEGIN TO DISSIPATE ALONG 24N AND
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON. A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHERLY WINDS ON
THE W SIDE OF THE LOW WILL AFFECT THE WATERS N OF 27N THROUGH THIS
EVENING...THEN SHIFT NE OUT OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD W OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION LATE SUN THROUGH WED
AND INDUCE FRESH E TO SE TRADEWINDS THROUGH AND S OF THE BAHAMAS.

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.