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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
438 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2016

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 MODERATE N-S PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN IS PRODUCING WINDS UP TO STRONG BREEZE CONDITIONS OVER
THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
TO FRESH BREEZE OR WEAKER BY FRIDAY AND REMAIN WEAK THROUGH
MONDAY. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N... AND E LESS
THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A 1016 MB LOW IS CENTERED NEAR 26N68W WITH A SURFACE
TROUGH EXTENDING NNE-SSW THROUGH THE LOW. PEAK WINDS NEAR THE
LOW SHOULD REMAIN NEAR STRONG BREEZE CONDITIONS AS IT MOVES
SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST. THE LOW SHOULD MOVE NORTH OF 31N BY
MONDAY. ELSEWHERE...TRADEWINDS WILL REMAIN AS MODERATE TO FRESH
BREEZE THROUGH MONDAY.

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND SE 10 TO
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND SE
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.