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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
909 AM EST THU DEC 19 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA
AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE IN THE CARIBBEAN WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SUN. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MON AS A COLD FRONT NW AND N OF
THE AREA WEAKENS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY
STRONG TRADE WINDS IN CENTRAL ATLC WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ACROSS
THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS E AND
WEAKENS.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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 8 TO 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM
THE N BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE MON.

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S 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. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.