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FZNT31 KNHC 032123
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
523 PM 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...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE SW N
ATLC WITH LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN SEA WILL CONTINUE
TO 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 COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SEA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL
EARLY TUE FOLLOWED BY FRESH NW FLOW. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL SLOWLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI AS IT SLOWLY MOVES S OVER THE FAR NE
CARIBBEAN SEA AND FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. A 1024 MB HIGH
NEAR 29N70W WILL SHIFT SE TO NEAR 28N66W BY FRI LATE IN RESPONSE
TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA LATE SAT. THE
FRONT WILL STALL FROM NEAR 31N79W TO 29N81W SUN...THEN LIFT BACK N
AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH MON. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE AS A COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE FAR NW WATERS ON TUE. N TO NE SWELLS OVER THE
EASTERN PORTION WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SAT.

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S 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 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

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