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FZNT31 KNHC 201415
OFFN20

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
915 AM EST FRI DEC 20 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...STRONG TO GALE FORCE NE BREEZE ALONG COAST OF
COLOMBIA AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE THE CARIBBEAN WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SUN. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MON AS A COLD FRONT NW
OF THE AREA WEAKENS PRESSURE GRADIENT. LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY
STRONG TRADE WINDS IN CENTRAL ATLC WILL SUBSIDE ACROSS THE TROPICAL
N ATLC THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E AND WEAKENS.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND 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

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING S OF 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W...

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 13N BETWEEN
73W AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT S OF 13N BETWEEN
73W AND 77W.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 13N
BETWEEN 73W AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT S OF 13N
BETWEEN 73W AND 77W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF
13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT S OF
13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF
13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT S
OF 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W SUN.

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE AREA THROUGH MON. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE MON...REACHING FROM 31N70W
TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE TUE.

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE 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...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT AND 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.