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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
442 AM EDT THU OCT 24 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 N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES
FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...WITH
OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. A COLD
FRONT APPROACHING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL WEAKEN AS IT EASES
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI...BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 20N
THIS WEEKEND...THEN DISSIPATE MON. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

TODAY...S OF 14N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 14N BETWEEN E 72W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO FLORIDA KEYS WILL BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 31N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO
CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE AND BECOME DIFFUSE
THIS WEEKEND AS REINFORCING HIGH PRES BUILDS NW OF THE AREA.

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. S OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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