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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
450 AM EDT SUN APR 6 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 SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH
TUE...WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE. THE PRES
GRADIENT BETWEEN TROUGHING OVER THE SW GULF OF MEXICO AND 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 TUE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW.
THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE
HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER BY LATE WED...AND FROM HAITI TO JUST N
OF JAMAICA THEN STATIONARY TO NE NICARAGUA BY LATE THU. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...1022 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 28N63W WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING
TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E TODAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT CLIPS NW
WATERS THEN LIFTS BACK NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH EARLY MON. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE SE AGAIN AS A COLD FRONT ON TUE...REACHING FROM
31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY WED MORNING THEN FROM E OF BERMUDA TO
THE TURKS AND CAICOS LATE WED...THEN WEAKEN FROM 24N65W TO
NORTHERN HAITI FROM 25N65W. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS
THE AREA  WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.