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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 PM 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 WINDS ALONG COAST OF
COLOMBIA AND MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE  CARIBBEAN
PERSIST THROUGH SUN THEN DIMINISH MON AS COLD FRONT NW OF AREA
WEAKENS PRES GRADIENT. LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY STRONG TRADES
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 BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

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

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E 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. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E 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 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.