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FZNT31 KNHC 120827
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
327 AM EST WED FEB 12 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...FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN
THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THU WHERE IT WILL STALL
AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. NE TRADEWIND SWELL WILL
PREVAIL OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
 LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FAR NW
WATERS BEFORE LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT BY TONIGHT. LOW PRES IN
THE GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT NW OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT
DRAGGING A COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
NEAR 31N78W BY THU MORNING AND RAPIDLY SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA REACHING FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI MORNING
WHERE IT WILL STALL BECOME DIFFUSE BY SAT. MINIMAL GALE FORCE
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SET UP AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 28N W OF 77W
LATE TONIGHT... SPREADING EASTWARD THROUGH THU NIGHT. A SECOND
COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SAT WITH HIGH PRES
BUILDING ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN SUN.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.