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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
417 PM EST SUN JAN 26 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...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG
TRADES  S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE. NE
SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC W OF 55W
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER JAMAICA
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN ON MON AND WEAKEN. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E 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 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.MON...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...
AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE N WATERS TONIGHT AND
MERGE WITH THE REMNANTS OF A STATIONARY FRONT CURRENTLY FROM
28N65W TO E CUBA BY TONIGHT. THE RESULTANT WEAK BOUNDARY WILL
RETROGRADE INTO THE SE BAHAMAS MON AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA MON NIGHT AND STALL
ACROSS THE NW PORTION BY LATE TUE...WITH A REINFORCING FRONT
OVERTAKING IT WED. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM 30N67W
TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS THU AND FRI.

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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.