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FZNT31 KNHC 050257
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
957 PM EST TUE MAR 4 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...WEAK W ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS W-SW INTO NW BAHAMAS
ALONG 25N...AND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E-NE AS LOW PRES ALONG A
FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES NE OUT OF GULF OF MEXICO THU THROUGH FRI.
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES WILL DEVELOP LATE EACH NIGHT
ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WHILE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES
WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN ON FRI AND REACH
FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO BELIZE SUN. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE 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 FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH 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 WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH 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. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK W ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL ATLC INTO
NW BAHAMAS ALONG 25N...AND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E-NE THROUGH FRI.
A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N71W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL WILL MOVE
LITTLE THROUGH WED...THEN LIFT N WED NIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS
OFF THE GEORGIA COAST. A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF
MEXICO NE INTO THE NW WATERS AND DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA
LATE THU NIGHT. THIS NEW FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM 31N76W
TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI...AND FROM 31N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA  WAKE OF
THE FRONT.

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.