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FZNT31 KNHC 050212
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1012 PM 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 WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN
WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...LIGHT WINDS AND LOW
SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE EAST
AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES OVER THE
CENTRAL ATLC BUILDS S AND SW. ADDITIONAL PULSES OF NE SWELL WILL
PROPAGATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON THROUGH WED. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.OVERNIGHT...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. 
.SUN...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. BECOMING NW IN
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 INLAND OVER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE N PORTION
OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE 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 REACHING FROM NEAR 31N81W
TO 26N70W SUN...AND THE NE WATERS BY LATE MON. THEN...A WEAK PRES
PATTERN WILL DOMINATE THE AREA 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 AREA THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 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 AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.