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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
945 AM EST SUN DEC 8 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...AN ATLANTIC RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA E OF 82W THROUGH THE PERIOD...
BUT WEAKEN SLIGHTLY ON WED AND THU.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

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

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE HIGH NEAR 30N65W RIDGES E AND W ALONG 30N.
THE HIGH WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA ON MON NIGHT WITH A RIDGE
EXTENDING SW TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ON TUE
NIGHT ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS.
THE COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT E REACHING FROM 31N76W TO 28N80W ON WED
NIGHT...THEN ACCELERATE REACHING A POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO THE
BAHAMA CHANNEL ON THU NIGHT.

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

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

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.