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FZNT31 KNHC 092053
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
453 PM EDT THU MAY 9 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...MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES ARE FORECAST
ACROSS MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AS WELL AS THE EASTERN AND
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 18N79W TO
10N76W WILL GRADUALLY MOVE WESTWARD INTO CENTRAL AMERICA THIS
WEEKEND. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 27N72W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AND DISSIPATES SAT
ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SAT THEN SHIFT E AS A SLOW MOVING WEAK COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW PORTION EARLY ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N77W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE MON AND FROM BERMUDA
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE TUE.

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

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

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.