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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
425 AM EDT WED MAR 19 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 TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS
WILL DRIFT W TODAY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY EARLY THU. GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE WED NIGHT AND
EARLY THU AS WELL AS LATE THU NIGHT AND PROBABLY FRI MORNING.
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES WILL WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD WITH HIGHEST WINDS OCCURRING NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA
DURING LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. MODERATE TO LOCALLY
FRESH WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR
THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA NEAR
23N80W. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD
TO EXTEND FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS LATE...WHILE THE
SOUTHERN PORTION GRADUALLY BECOMES DIFFUSE THROUGH THU MORNING.
NORTHERLY SWELL  WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
N WATERS TODAY WITH BUILDING SEAS UP TO 12 FT BY LATER TODAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE N PORTION OF THE REGION THU. STRONG HIGH
PRES RIDGE N OF AREA ALONG 33N WILL STRENGTHEN TRADES ACROSS THE
REGION FRI AND SAT.

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

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
 LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E 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 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.