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FZNT31 KNHC 020913
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
513 AM EDT WED OCT 2 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...TROUGH ACROSS NW CARIB ALONG 85W WITH EMBEDDED
1009 MB LOW PRES CENTER NEAR 18N85W...MOVING W 10 KT WILL SHIFT
ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN TODAY AND ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THU LATE. FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED E OF TROUGH AND WILL SHIFT NW ACROSS NW PORTIONS AND
THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH MODERATE CHANCE
FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. GENTLE TO MODERATE E-SE TRADES
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS REMAINDER OF BASIN THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.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 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...1018 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 28N63W WITH A WEAK
RIDGE EXTENDING W THROUGH THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. LOW PRES MOVING
INTO THE NE GULF OF MEXICO THIS WEEKEND WILL ALLOW FRESH SE TO S
WINDS N OF 27N W OF 77W BY SUN. ELSEWHERE THE RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN
GENTLE BREEZES N OF 22N THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH MODERATE TRADE
WIND FLOW S OF 22N. ACTIVE WEATHER WITH SQUALLS TO MOVE NW
THROUGH N HALF OF BAHAMAS AND SE FLORIDA WATERS THROUGH THIS
LATE.

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

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

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

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

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.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 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

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