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FZNT31 KNHC 040210
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1010 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 N OF NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC AND 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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 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...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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

.OVERNIGHT...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 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. 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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. 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 WEAKENING SHEAR LINE FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TO
PUERTO RICO WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI AS IT SLOWLY MOVES S. A 
1021 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 SAT NIGHT. 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 EARLY SAT.

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

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 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

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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

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