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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
455 PM 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...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THU AS WELL AS LATE THU NIGHT
AND FRI. 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...EXCEPT A GENTLE TO MODERATE
BREEZE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO
35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA THU NIGHT AND EARLY FRI.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO CUBA NEAR 23N80W.
NORTHERLY SWELL IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT HAS BUILT SEAS TO 12 FT
IN THE NE PORTION. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY UNTIL
FRI WHEN A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE N PORTION AND MERGE WITH
THIS FRONT WHICH WILL DISSIPATE FROM 27N TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
BY SAT. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NW WATERS SAT IN ADVANCE OF
ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE AREA BY
MON...STRETCHING FROM 31N63W TO 29N81W BY LATE MON.

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.