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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
953 PM EDT TUE MAY 7 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...EASTERLY TRADES ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT THEN CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO THE
NW BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AND IT CONTINUES SE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU AND THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE WILL
EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA ON SAT...THEN SHIFT E AS A WEAK
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST SUN LATE.

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

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.