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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
953 PM EST SAT DEC 14 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 RIDGE LOCATED N OF THE AREA WILL PRODUCE
FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT EASTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK
DIMINISHING TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT
WILL REACH THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN ON MON WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST INTO THE
NW PORTION OF THE AREA SUN...REACH FROM 31N74W TO SOUTH FLORIDA
SUN NIGHT...AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL
CUBA MON WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

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

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

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