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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1045 AM EDT FRI JUN 14 2013

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...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY AND TONIGHT...THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN
SAT THROUGH MON...AND REACH THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT.
HIGH PRES SHIFTING INTO THE W ATLC SUN WILL AID IN INCREASING
WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE BASIN SUN THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W AND BRUSH THE SE WATERS S
OF 24N THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...AND MOVE ACROSS STRAITS OF
FLORIDA SUN. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E-SE
OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE
AREA LATE TODAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE S AND EXTEND FROM 31N64W TO
CAPE CANAVERAL SAT LATE THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE BY SUN. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA MON AND TUE...WITH INCREASING WINDS ACROSS S
PORTIONS.

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE 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 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.



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