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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
405 AM EST SUN DEC 22 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 WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE IN THE CARIBBEAN
WILL DIMINISH STARTING MON AS A COLD FRONT NW OF THE AREA EASES
THE PRES GRADIENT. THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE AND
STALLS BEFORE DISSIPATING WED. A TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE TROPICAL
N ATLC TODAY INTO MON BEFORE AMPLIFYING OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
TUE THROUGH THU...WEAKENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND THE WINDS.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL MOVE EASTWARD AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT PASSING INTO NW WATERS MON EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH
FROM 31N75W TO HOBE SOUND FLORIDA BY TUE MORNING AND FROM 31N65W
TO NORTHERN CUBA NEAR 80W WED MORNING. A TROUGH MOVES INTO SE
WATERS TUE AND FORCES THE FRONT NORTHWARD. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH
FROM 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHILE THE TROUGH WILL LIE NEAR
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THU MORNING.

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

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