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FZNT31 KNHC 050910
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
510 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 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...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL ALLOW FOR RELATIVELY LIGHT
WINDS AND LOW SEAS THROUGH THE PERIOD. TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO RETURN TO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU
AS HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC BUILDS S AND SW. PULSES OF NE
SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON
THROUGH THU. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER MAINLY THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH TUE
RESULTING IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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

.TODAY...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND 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

.TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND 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

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND 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...LOW PRES LOCATED INLAND OVER NE FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY 
MOVE N THROUGH MON WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIFTING
NE TO THE NE PORTION BY MON LATE WHILE WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FAR NW AND N CENTRAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT
INTO MON...AND TO NE OF THE FORECAST AREA TUE. OTHERWISE...A WEAK
PRES PATTERN WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THU AS LONG PERIOD NE
SWELLS CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE TUE.

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 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

.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 4 FT.
.MON AND 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

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