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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
518 AM EDT WED AUG 28 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 88W EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
GRADUALLY EXIT THE GULF OF HONDURAS TODAY. A SECOND TROPICAL
WAVE ACROSS THE ATLC WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN W-NW ACROSS THE NE
CARIB THU AND THROUGH THE N CENTRAL CARIB THU NIGHT AND FRI.
FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE CENTRAL CARIB EARLY FRI
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH 55W BY
LATE SAT INTO SUN. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 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. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH S OF 23N ACROSS HAITI AND ADJACENT
ATLC WATERS WILL MOVE WNW THROUGH THE BAHAMAS AND GRADUALLY
WEAKEN BEFORE REACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY FRI. CENTRAL
ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD WEAKLY INTO REGION BEHIND THIS TROUGH
TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 27N. A
TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE WNW INTO SE PORTIONS LATE THU AND THROUGH
BAHAMAS FRI AND SAT.

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

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

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