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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
938 AM EST SAT DEC 21 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 THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE IN THE CARIBBEAN
WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MON THEN WILL GREATLY DIMINISH AS A COLD
FRONT NW OF THE AREA WEAKENS THE PRES GRADIENT. THE FRONT MOVES
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE INTO WED. LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY
STRONG TRADES IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC TODAY AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E AND WEAKENS. A WEAK
TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE MON AND TUE AND
STALLS OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN WED.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 S OF 13N BETWEEN 73W TO 78W...

.TODAY...S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF
13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT
S OF 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 77W EARLY.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...STRETCHING FROM
31N75W TO SOUTH FLORIDA TUE MORNING AND FROM 31N65W TO CUBA NEAR
80W WED MORNING.

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E 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...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.