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FZNT31 KNHC 080917
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
517 AM EDT MON JUL 8 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 TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH TUE AND EXIT W OF THE AREA WED. NEWLY
FORMED TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS CENTERED NEAR 10.4N 49.5W AT
5 AM EDT AND IS MOVING W OR 280 DEGREES AT 23 KT WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT WITH ESTIMATED MINIMUM
SEA LEVEL PRESSURE OF 1007 MB. CHANTAL WILL CONTINUE TO
INTENSIFY AS IT REACHES THE TROPICAL N ATLC FORECAST WATERS AT
45 KT GUSTING TO 55 KT NEAR 12.9N 57.6W LATE TONIGHT...CENTERED
OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WATERS TUE LATE AT 50 KT GUSTING
TO 60 KT NEAR 14.6N 62.2W...NEAR 16.2N 66.6W WITH AN INTENSITY
OF 55 KT GUSTING TO 65 KT LATE TUE NIGHT...CONTINUING NW AND
REACHING WESTERN HISPANIOLA LATE WED NIGHT...MOVING ACROSS
EASTERN CUBA INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS THU. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE
WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 35 TO
45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...W ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA ALONG 33N WILL SHIFT
SLIGHTLY E-SE THROUGH THU. N PORTION OF TROPICAL WAVE MOVING W-NW
ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL AFFECT THE FAR
SW PORTION OF THE BASIN THROUGH TUE BEFORE SHIFTING W OF THE
AREA. NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL IN THE CENTRAL ATLC IS
FORECAST TO MOVE QUICKLY W-NW AND ACROSS THE E CARIB...THEN MOVE
ACROSS HISPANIOLA AND EASTERN CUBA. CHANTAL IS FORECAST TO REACH
THE SW N ATLC WATERS THU AND CENTERED NEAR 22.5N 76.5W WITH AN
INTENSITY OF 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT LATE THU NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN
TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 25.5N 77.5W LATE FRI NIGHT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.