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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
453 AM EDT THU SEP 26 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADE WINDS ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND GENTLE TO
MODERATE TRADES ELSEWHERE. TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 60W
ENTERS BASIN AND MOVES W ACROSS CARIBBEAN WITH LITTLE INCREASE
IN WIND OR SEAS. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO LOW PRES 1007 MB AT
31N71W THEN BECOMES QUASI-STATIONARY TO SECOND LOW PRES CENTER AT
30N77W THEN W ACROSS EXTREME N FLORIDA. LOW PRES MOVE E-NE S OF
BERMUDA TODAY DRAGGING FRONTAL BOUNDARY SE ACROSS ATLC WATERS N
OF 27N. STRONG TO NEAR GALE SW FLOW WITHIN 240 NM SE OF COLD
FRONT WITH SEAS 10-11 FT THU WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING E OF 65W
FRI. SECOND LOW PRES EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY 30N76W THU AND MOVE SE
TO 29N74W LATE FRI NIGHT THEN LIFT NE WITH COLD FRONT RACING SE
ACROSS BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA LATE THU NIGHT REACHING CENTRAL
BAHAMAS AND SE FLORIDA LATE FRI NIGHT OR SAT BEFORE STALLING AND
BECOMING DIFFUSE SAT AND SUN.

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.