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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
443 AM EDT TUE APR 30 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH MID
WEEK...EXCEPT LOCALLY FRESH  GULF OF HONDURAS AND NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH WED NIGHT. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS
IMPACTING THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WED. THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS LATE 
WEEK ALLOWING FOR THE WINDS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH
SAT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OFF OF THE CAROLINAS WILL MAINTAIN
GENTLE TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH WED.
DEVELOPING WEAK LOW PRES OFF THE CAROLINAS WILL MOVE S TO 30N77W
WED...BEFORE DRIFTING TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU...AND
DISSIPATING TO A TROUGH JUST N OF THE BAHAMAS ON FRI AND SAT. E
WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SEAS WILL BUILD  OFFSHORE WATERS
OFF NE FLORIDA STARTING THU AS A RESULT. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS
WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.