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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
409 AM EST FRI DEC 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...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE E COAST TODAY
WILL SHIFT E THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND TIGHTEN THE PRES GRADIENT
RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION
FRI THROUGH TUE. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT AND 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 29N65W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL BECOME
STATIONARY FROM 27N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH FRI
NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE
FLORIDA COAST INTO NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN...BECOME STATIONARY
FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA MON...THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TUE.

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND 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. 

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

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