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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
456 PM EDT WED SEP 18 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...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS
WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE ON FRI. GENTLE TO MODERATE EASTERLY
TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF AREA THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS ALONG 30N
WILL DISSIPATE BY THU NIGHT. A BROAD SURFACE TROUGH WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS THROUGH SAT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A
SURFACE LOW FORMING ALONG THE TROUGH. THE TROUGH WILL FINALLY
MOVE E OF THE AREA ON SUN.

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.