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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
932 PM EST THU JAN 16 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...A STALLED COLD FRONT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE SW
CARIBBEAN WILL MERGE WITH A SECOND COLD FRONT CURRENTLY
EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO E HONDURAS. THE MERGED STATIONARY
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 20N76W TO 18N79W TO 11N84W FRI...WHERE IT
WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE THIS WEEKEND. OTHERWISE STRONG
TRADE WINDS WILL PULSE OFF COLOMBIA THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N71W TO E CUBA WILL MERGE
TONIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO
CENTRAL CUBA. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N65W TO E
CUBA FRI NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE SE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATE FRI. THIS FRONT WILL
CONTINUE EASTWARD AND MERGE WITH THE STALLED FRONT SUN. THIS
MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO E CUBA LATE SUN WHERE IT
WILL STALL AND LINGER THROUGH TUE. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE SE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES EARLY TUE AND EXTEND FROM
NEAR 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE LATE.

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.