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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
953 AM EST THU MAR 6 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 STRONG NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ALONG THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA WHILE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL BE FOUND
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SLOW
DOWN AND STALL FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI
NIGHT AND DISSIPATE FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE GULF OF
HONDURAS EARLY SUN. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 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. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO 29N75W WHERE IT
BECOMES STATIONARY TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL LIFT
N THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF LOW PRES CURRENTLY GULF OF MEXICO. THIS
LOW WILL TRACK NE AND OVER THE NW WATERS THIS LATE...AND RAPIDLY
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES FURTHER NE ALONG THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT.
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO CENTRAL
CUBA BY FRI LATE...FROM NEAR 31N66W TO 25N70W THEN WEAKENING TO
FAR EASTERN CUBA BY EARLY SAT AND CONTINUE OVER THE SE WATERS LATE
SAT AND SUN WITH FRONTAL REMNANTS OVER THE FAR SE WATERS MON. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT SUN AND MON.

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.