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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
415 AM EST SUN JAN 12 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MON....WITH GALE CONDITIONS NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT BUT WILL DISSIPATE N OF THE NW
CARIBBEAN SUN. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
LATE MON...CROSS IT BY LATE TUE...THEN EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA
TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY WED WED LATE...AND FROM THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE BORDER OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA LATE ON
THU. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS AFFECTING THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
WILL SUBSIDE BEGINNING ON MON. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W...

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W
AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO
15 FT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE
SWELL WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 7 TO 10 FT
ELSEWHERE.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS ALONG THE SE GEORGIA COAST EXTENDING
SW TO JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W
TO SE FLORIDA EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES FROM NEAR 31N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...AND TO CENTRAL
CUBA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY MON NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION ON TUE...REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO WESTERN
CUBA BY TUE LATE...FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED NIGHT AND FROM
26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY THU NIGHT.

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 5 TO 7 FT.