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FZNT31 KNHC 080220
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
920 PM EST FRI MAR 7 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...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA ALONG 78W TO CENTRAL
GULF OF HONDURAS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND REMAIN
QUASISTATIONARY ACROSS GULF OF HONDURAS WHILE SHIFTING SLOWLY SE
ACROSS E PORTIONS. FRONT TO REACH CENTRAL CUBA ALONG 76W SAT
MORNING...REACH E CUBA ALONG 75W BY SUN MORNING AND THEN STALL
AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY MON.
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. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA ALONG 78W WILL
SHIFT SE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N65W TO
CENTRAL CUBA ALONG 76W BY SAT MORNING...THEN REACH FROM 23.5N65W
TO E CUBA ALONG 75W SUN MORNING...THEN STALL FROM 21N65W THROUGH
WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY MON AS IT BEGINS TO DISSIPATE. WEAK HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA  WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH
TUE.

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E 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 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.