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FZNT31 KNHC 091446
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
946 AM EST MON DEC 9 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...W ATLANTIC RIDGE CENTERED NEAR 30N64W WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND SUPPORT STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND
WINDS ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND CARIBBEAN E OF 82W...THEN
SLOWLY WEAKEN WED THROUGH EARLY FRI AS HIGH SHIFTS NE. STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E OFF E COAST OF U.S. BEHIND A COLD
FRONT LATE FRI. 

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. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E 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...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 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. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE CENTERED NEAR 30N64W WILL MAINTAIN 
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND WINDS S OF 23N E OF 76W THROUGH TUE 
MORNING. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA TUE WITH WEAKENING 
RIDGE PERSISTING TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH TUE LATE. A WEAK 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR NW WATERS WED MORNING AND BRIEFLY 
STALL FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. STRONG HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD OFF E COAST OF U.S. EARLY THU THROUGH FRI AND FORCE 
FRONT SE...REACHING FROM 26.5N65W TO FLORIDA KEYS FRI LATE.

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.