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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1022 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
DRIFT SLOWLY E AND 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
THIS LATE 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND 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 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 20 KT. 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...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 20 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. 
.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...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 SINKING
SLOWLY S INTO PUERTO RICO COASTAL WATERS AND INTO E HISPANIOLA
THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT S THROUGH FRI AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE ACROSS EXTREME NE CARIBBEAN. 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... STALL FROM 31N79W
TO 29N81W SUN...THEN MOVE BACK TOWARDS 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW 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. 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 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

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