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FZNT31 KNHC 171444
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1044 AM EDT MON MAR 17 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 TRADES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MID WEEK ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
OCCURRING DURING LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO BLOWING ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS
LATE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE E GULF OF
HONDURAS TUE LATE THEN STALL AND DRIFT IN NW ON WED. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WITH AXIS FROM 29N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA
DOMINATES THE REGION. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW N OF THE RIDGE WILL
CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES
COAST TONIGHT. A LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
OVER N FLORIDA THIS LATE REACHING A POSITION NEAR 29N82W LATER
TODAY...THEN NEAR 31N77W TUE MORNING WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT STRETCHING FROM THE LOW CENTER TO SE FLORIDA AND THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL
CUBA TUE THEN WILL STALL FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED THEN
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL CLIP
THE NW WATERS BY THU.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.