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FZNT31 KNHC 210913
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
513 AM EDT WED AUG 21 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 73W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST
OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE
WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH LATE FRI...AND ACROSS THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA LATE ON FRI INTO SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. A TROUGH IS BEHIND THE
WAVE FROM JUST SE OF HISPANIOLA TO NEAR 12N71W. THE TROUGH WILL
MOVE WESTWARD AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAY
DEVELOP DURING TODAY WITHIN 120 NM E OF THE TROUGH.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 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. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY
ALONG 72W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FAR SOUTHERN
WATERS THROUGH EARLY THU...THEN ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
LATER ON THU. A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS WILL
DRIFT S AND WEAKEN THU THROUGH SUN IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD
FRONT THAT APPROACHES THE FAR NW WATERS.

ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 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. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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. 
.SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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