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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
446 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 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 ALONG 71W/72W WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED...THEN ACROSS
THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU INTO MUCH OF SAT. A WEAK SURFACE
TROUGH FROM JUST SE OF PUERTO RICO TO VICINITY OF THE ABC
ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD THROUGH WED LATE AS IT
GRADUALLY BECOMES DIFFUSE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...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. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY S
OF 23N ALONG 71W WILL PASS ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS TODAY...THEN 
ACROSS THE ATLC APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND
WED...AND REACH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE THU INTO FRI. A RIDGE
FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN THU THROUGH SAT.

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.