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FZNT31 KNHC 052053
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
453 PM 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 EARLY WED THROUGH
FRI AS HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC BUILDS S AND SW. PULSES
OF NE SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E 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. 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. ADDITIONAL PULSES OF NE SWELLS
WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE AREA MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

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

.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.