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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1027 PM 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 COAST OF COLOMBIA
AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE IN THE CARIBBEAN PERSIST
THROUGH SUN. WINDS DIMINISH MON AS COLD FRONT NW OF AREA WEAKENS
PRESSURE GRADIENT. LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY STRONG TRADE WINDS IN
CENTRAL ATLC SUBSIDE ACROSS TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SAT AS HIGH
PRES SHIFTS E AND WEAKENS.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO NW BAHAMAS SHIFT
E OF AREA FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH MON.
SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS LATE MON.

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.