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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
531 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 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 TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THE
PERIOD. LOW PRES TROUGH ACROSS PUERTO RICO TODAY THROUGH TUE
WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS NE
CARIBBEAN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW CUBA TUE LATE
AND TO CENTRAL CUBA WED LATE WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND
IT PRODUCING FRESHENING NE WINDS ACROSS W PORTIONS. OTHERWISE
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH
THE PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...1012 MB LOW PRES CENTER NEAR 23N67W DRIFTING W WITH
TROUGH SPIRALING OUT FROM LOW TO 22.5N66W TO 20N65W TO NE COAST
OF PUERTO RICO. THE LOW WILL MOVE LITTLE AND OPEN UP TO A N TO S
ALIGNED TROUGH MON THEN DRIFT E TO SE TUE AND WED AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO S
FLORIDA WILL RETREAT E TODAY AS COLD FRONT ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO
MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY THIS LATE. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO S FLORIDA MON LATE AND REACH FROM JUST E
OF BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE LATE. FRONT THEN
EXPECTED TO MOVE SE AND STALL WED AND THU AND WEAKEN
CONSIDERABLY...REACHING FROM 24N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA.

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.