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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 PM EDT SAT SEP 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...MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. THE
PRES GRADIENT WILL THEN TIGHTEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN
NIGHT THROUGH WED SUPPORTING STRONG TRADES. MODERATE EASTERLY
TRADES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE PERIOD...EXCEPT
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS NW PART. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT
ELSEWHERE. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES E OF THE AREA NEAR 29N62W 1007 MB TRAILS A
BROAD TROUGH SW TO THE SE BAHAMAS. THIS LOW WILL LIFT N NEXT
24 HOURS AND DRAG THE TROUGH NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 26N74W TO THE NW BAHAMAS. THIS TROUGH
WILL WEAKEN ON SUN AHEAD OF ANOTHER LOW PRES SYSTEM FORECAST TO
MOVE OFF THE SE CONUS SUN NIGHT. THIS THIRD LOW PRES WILL BE
ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION LATE
ON MON...THEN STALL FROM 29N65W ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS TO SE
FLORIDA ON TUE. THE W PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE
NW WATERS TUE NIGHT WITH LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT
NEAR 29N78W BY WED.

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

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.