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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
335 PM 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 ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL
STALL AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. NE TO E SWELL WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NW 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90
NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8
TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING LATE NIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING HOURS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 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 9 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 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 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. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE N WATERS
BEFORE LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT LATE THIS EVENING. LOW PRES IN
THE NE GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE U.S. MID ATLC STATES
DRAGGING A COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N78W TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY THU MORNING AND
RAPIDLY SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST REGION REACHING FROM
31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
BECOME DIFFUSE FRI NIGHT. GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SET UP
AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 28N SPREADING EASTWARD THROUGH THU NIGHT
WHILE A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALES ALSO FOLLOWS THE FRONT N OF 28N.
THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS SAT WITH
HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN SUN THROUGH MON.

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

...GALE WARNING N OF 28N...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
S OF 28N...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING N OF 28N...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 30
KT LATE...EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N W OF 70W
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF 70W LATE.
.THU...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT
S OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 28N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF
28N THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...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 6 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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.