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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
948 PM EST SUN DEC 15 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 CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION
THROUGH LATE MON. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE EASTWARD EARLY THIS WEEK
DIMINISHING TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA BY 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...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH 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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO SOUTH FLORIDA
WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE
 MON WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT
INCREASING WINDS ACROSS WATERS S OF 27N WED NIGHT INTO THU AS
HIGH PRES WAKE OF THE FRONT CROSSES OVER THE CAROLINAS...THEN
MOVES EASTWARD.

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...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 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.