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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
435 AM 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...STRONG ATLC HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN...WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH FLOW
ELSEWHERE. THE COMBINATION BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER THE SW GULF OF
MEXICO AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AND THE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL ALLOW
FOR FRESH TO STRONG SE FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS
THU NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT GULF OF HONDURAS THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 6 TO 8 FT
ELSEWHERE.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST
OF COLOMBIA.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N65W TO NEAR THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING E OF
THE AREA AS A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES OF 1023 MB
AT 29N74W WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E REACHING 65W LATE SAT INTO SUN
IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST AND OVER THE FAR NW WATERS LATE SAT...STALLING THROUGH SUN.

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.