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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
925 AM EST MON DEC 16 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 N OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
THROUGH LATE TODAY. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT EASTWARD DIMINISHING
TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN BY TUE. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE
INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN TODAY WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE 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 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 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND 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 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND 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 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE AND 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA
BY TUE WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. WINDS WILL
INCREASE S OF 27N WED NIGHT INTO THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS 
WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.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. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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

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