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FZNT31 KNHC 051504
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1004 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

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 TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE S CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES CURRENTLY
ACROSS THE N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...THE NE CARIBBEAN AND THE
NORTHERN TROPICAL WATERS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE MON. STRONG
TRADES WILL RETURN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ON WED. COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE MON...WITH NORTHERLY
WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE IN AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL ON MON NIGHT...WITH STRONG NE WINDS SPREADING E
ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN ON MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN DIMINISHING
ON WED AND THU. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

...GALE WARNING...


.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
LATE. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 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 AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 8 TO 11 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH WILL LINGER  FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS 
THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS 
MON EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W MON LATE THEN RAPIDLY 
MOVE TO 31N71W TO 27N74W TO 22N79W BY LATE MON NIGHT STALLING 
JUST SE OF THERE BY TUE. THE FRONT WILL THEN SLOWLY LIFT BACK TO 
THE N AS A WARM FRONT INTO THU. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE 
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 27N.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.