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FZNT31 KNHC 042105
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
505 PM EDT FRI APR 4 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 TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH
TUE...WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES 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 ACROSS THE
GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH MON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
FAR NW CARIBBEAN SEA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY TUE FOLLOWED BY
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT
BETWEEN 72W AND 80W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN
72W AND 80W.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN
72W AND 80W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A 1022 MB HIGH CENTERED AT 29N67W WILL SHIFT SE TO
JUST E OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT LATE IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL STALL FROM NEAR 31N79W TO 29N81W SUN MORNING BEFORE LIFTING
BACK NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS ATLC RIDGING
REBUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON TUE...REACH FROM NEAR
31N76W TO FAR WESTERN CUBA BY LATE TUE AND FROM NEAR 31N66W TO
EASTERN BY LATE WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE N AND NE OF THE
BAHAMAS NEAR THE FRONT. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE E AND
SE PORTIONS THROUGH SAT.

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.