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FZNT31 KNHC 030159
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
959 PM EDT WED APR 2 2014

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...A 1023 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER SW N ATLC BETWEEN THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE
WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH
SUN...WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH FLOW ELSEWHERE. THE PRES
GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER THE SW GULF OF MEXICO AND THE
ATLC HIGH PRES WILL ALLOW FOR FRESH TO STRONG SE FLOW TO SET UP
ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU NIGHT THROUGH MON. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 22N65W TO HAITI WILL SLIDE S 
TO NEAR 20N ON THU WHILE DISSIPATING. A 1023 MB HIGH NEAR 29N73W 
WILL SHIFT E TO NEAR 29N71W BY THU LATE...THEN WEAKEN 
SLIGHTLY AS IT SHIFTS SE TO NEAR 27N68W FRI...AND TO NEAR 27N65W 
BY SAT LATE IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE 
OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST...AND OVER THE FAR NW WATERS LATE ON 
SAT...AND STALL THERE THROUGH MOST OF SUN BEFORE LIFTING BACK N 
AS A WARM FRONT LATE ON SUN. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
BACK TO THE W ACROSS THE AREA LATE SUN AND MON. N TO NE SWELLS 
OVER THE EASTERN PORTION WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUN. 

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

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH 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. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.