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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
338 AM EST TUE DEC 17 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...RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE EASTWARD WITH
DIMINISHING TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TODAY. A STATIONARY
FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN WILL
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. EXPECT INCREASING TRADE WINDS THU THROUGH
SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS AGAIN N OF AREA. 

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. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO WESTER CUBA 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 8 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.