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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
413 PM EST THU DEC 12 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...HIGH PRES NE OF AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH FRI.
STRONG HIGH PRES MOVING OFF THE E COAST TONIGHT AND FRI THEN
SHIFTING E THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL TIGHTEN THE PRES GRADIENT
AND PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION FRI
THROUGH TUE. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM WEAK LOW NEAR 30N73W TO STRAITS OF
FLORIDA WILL DRIFT SE AND REACH FROM 29N65W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TONIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 27N65W TO THE FLORIDA
KEYS THROUGH THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE SAT. FRESH TO
STRONG NE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN NW WATERS TONIGHT BEHIND FRONT.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST INTO NW WATERS
SUN...BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA MON...THEN
WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TUE.

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH 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. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.