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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
958 PM EST FRI JAN 24 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 HIGH PRES OVER S TEXAS AND THE GULF OF MEXICO
WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE W
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT...WITH WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE OFF
COLOMBIA. NE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC W
OF 55W THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WHILE STRONG EASTERLY TRADES
WILL SPREAD W ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS ON MON. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT LATE. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN
CUBA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS
FROM 31N67W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL MOVE SE THROUGH TONIGHT AND
STALL FROM 30N65W THROUGH NW BAHAMAS TO SE FLORIDA SAT MORNING
THEN AND DISSIPATE BY LATE SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE N WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN AND MERGE WITH THE REMNANTS
OF THE PREVIOUS FRONT SUN NIGHT. THE RESULTANT WEAK BOUNDARY WILL
RETROGRADE INTO THE SE BAHAMAS MON INTO TUE. A THIRD COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA LATE MON THEN PUSH SE REACHING THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY MID WEEK.

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.