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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
939 AM EST MON JAN 27 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 WEAK SURFACE TROUGH JUST W OF JAMAICA WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BECOME DIFFUSE TODAY. HIGH
PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG
TRADES  S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD...WITH WINDS REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE OFF THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED
ELSEWHERE. NE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC
W OF 55W THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD SURFACE TROUGH THAT EXTENDS FROM 28N71W TO
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT AND STALL ACROSS THE
EXTREME NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE...WITH A REINFORCING FRONT
OVERTAKING IT WED. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED NIGHT AND RETROGRADE NW AS WEAK LOW PRES
MAKES MOVES EASTWARD ALONG THE FRONT FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO THU.
THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM 31N69W TO THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS BY LATE FRI.

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.