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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
432 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 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 RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN A GENTLE TO
MODERATE BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH TUE. A TROPICAL
WAVE ALONG 53W S OF 12N WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WINDWARD ISLANDS
SAT AND THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE. LONG
FETCH OVER THE ATLC WILL KEEP SEAS AT OR NEAR 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELLS  TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH TUE. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...1028 MB HIGH PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 34N56W. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND A TROUGH JUST N OF THE
AREA ALONG 76W WILL FORCE FRESH TO STRONG S WINDS N OF 30N EARLY
THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW
WATERS TODAY...EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
SAT...AND WEAKEN FROM 31N65W TO 37N70W BY MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE.

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND 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. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.