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FZNT31 KNHC 030831
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
431 AM EDT THU APR 3 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...1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE SW N ATLC WILL
MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN AND
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON...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 TONIGHT
THROUGH MON.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF 
HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

.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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...THE TAIL END OF A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDING
FROM 22N57W TO JUST N OF THE MONA PASSAGE WILL SHIFT SE THROUGH
TONIGHT. 1024 MB HIGH NEAR 29N73W WILL SHIFT E REACHING 65W BY
EARLY SUN IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF NE
FLORIDA LATE SAT...STALLING FROM 31N79W TO 29N81W SUN MORNING...
MOVING BACK NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH MON. N TO NE SWELLS OVER
THE EASTERN PORTION WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT. 

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

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

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

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

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

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. 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 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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.