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FZNT31 KNHC 180210
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1010 PM 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. THE
GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ON WED WITH STRONG TRADES THEN EXPECTED
ACROSS THE S CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT STALLING FROM CENTRAL
CUBA TO THE CENTRAL GULF OF HONDURAS ON TUE. REMNANTS OF THE
FRONT WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE ON WED. MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADES EXPECTED ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
EARLY TONIGHT AND RACE NE OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT OFF THE FLORIDA COAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N74W TO THE CAY SAL BANK ON TUE. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
COLD FRONT WILL PASS BERMUDA ON TUE NIGHT BUT THE SOUTHERN
SEGMENT OF THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. A
BROAD FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MEANDER FROM 26N65W TO ACROSS THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS ON THU AND OVERTAKE THE FRONTAL TROUGH THU NIGHT...WITH
THE MERGED BOUNDARY DISSIPATING FROM 25N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS ON
FRI. A RIDGE WILL DEVELOP FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SAT.
 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...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 NW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...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...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.