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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST...UPDATED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1145 PM EST WED JAN 8 2014

UPDATED TO ADD GALE WARNING FOR CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES LIE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE ENTIRE AREA E OF 82W INCLUDING
THE TROPICAL ATLC. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT BUT WILL
DISSIPATE N OF THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E 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 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO
35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO 22N78W. THE
FRONT WILL RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON
THU...CONTINUING N ON FRI AND PASSING ACROSS 31N ON FRI NIGHT.
HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF THE AREA SAT. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NW PORTION LATE SAT...LIE FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA LATE SUN AND DISSIPATE ON MON. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.