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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
357 AM EST WED NOV 13 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY THIS EVENING FOLLOWED
BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TO AROUND 11 FT IN THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
THU MORNING THEN MOVE BACK TOWARD THE SE GULF WHILE DISSIPATING BY
THU EVENING. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
TO FRESH WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN...EXCEPT FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS SOUTH- CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N70W TO 22N76W WILL 
WEAKEN AND DRIFT SE TODAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES SE ACROSS
THE AREA. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N75W TO FLORIDA NEAR 29N81W.
STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TO
14-15 FT WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WHICH WILL REACH FROM 31N62W TO
CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING AND FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU
MORNING WHERE IT IS FORECAST TO STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER
THE SE WATERS BY THU EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THU THROUGH SAT.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT.
N OF 29N W OF 79W...SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11
FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N OF 29N W OF 77W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
 LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.