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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1049 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 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...FRESH TO STRONG NW ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL
DIMINISH THIS LATE. OTHERWISE...LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD.
TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN TUE
AND WED AS HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC BUILDS S AND SW. IN
THE TROPICAL N ATLC...NE SWELLS WILL BE REPLACED ANOTHER BATCH
OF NE SWELLS MON THROUGH WED. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST
OF COLOMBIA...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE 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. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE N WATERS AND A 1006 MB
LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE N PORTION OF
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE LOW PRES WILL DRIFT TO NE FLORIDA
TONIGHT...AND TO ACROSS SE GEORGIA SUN. A FRONTAL TROUGH
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL ALSO LIFT IN N THROUGH TONIGHT
REACHING FROM NEAR 31N80W TO 25N73W SUN...AND THE NE WATERS BY
MON WITH AS A WEAK PRES PATTERN SETTLES IN ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR NW AND N
CENTRAL WATERS LATE MON AND TUE. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.