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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1052 AM EDT THU APR 25 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...MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION THROUGH MON. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL IMPACT THE
ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES FRI THROUGH MON. A WEAK
INVERTED TROUGH SE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FAR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI LATE THROUGH
LATE SUN... AND INTO THE FAR SE CARIBBEAN SEA LATE SUN AND MON. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS ALONG 68W N OF 20N WHILE HIGH PRES
IS PRESENT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT
E TO NEAR 66W BY LATE FRI AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH SUN
BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SUN INTO MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND DISSIPATE AS IT REACHES
FROM NEAR 31N70W TO NE FLORIDA FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS
THE NW WATERS. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE FAR
EASTERN PORTION OF THE BASIN SAT THROUGH MON.

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.