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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1057 AM EDT FRI APR 26 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 PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF BASIN
THROUGH TUE. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS IMPACT ATLC WATERS AND
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES FRI THROUGH MON. WEAK INVERTED TROUGH SE OF
AREA MOVE THROUGH FAR SOUTHERN PORTION OF TROPICAL N ATLC FRI
NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUN AND INTO FAR SE CARIBBEAN SEA LATE SUN
THROUGH TUE. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 28N67W TO 19N66W DRIFT E OF
OFFSHORE WATERS SAT. TAIL END OF COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS
LATER TODAY DISSIPATING AS IT REACHES FROM 31N70W TO NE FLORIDA
FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS NW WATERS. LONG PERIOD NE
SWELLS IMPACT MUCH OF EASTERN PORTION OF BASIN SAT THROUGH MON.

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

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

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.