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FZNT31 KNHC 292125
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
425 PM EST WED JAN 29 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 N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG TRADES  EASTERN AND S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH STRONG TO
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA REACHING MINIMAL
GALES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THU...FRI...AND SAT.
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. NE SWELL WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE EACH NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N72W TO GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND
AND ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THIS LATE
AND REACH FROM 31N71W ACROSS NW BAHAMAS TO UPPER FLORIDA
KEYS...WHERE IT WILL STALL...THEN RETROGRADE NW TONIGHT AS WEAK
LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT N OF THE BAHAMAS AND MOVES
SLOWLY NE THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
FROM 31N69W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ALONG 30N OVER THE WEEKEND.

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.