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FZNT31 KNHC 201436
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1036 AM EDT THU MAR 20 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 TODAY AS WELL AS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI MORNING.
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES 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 ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST
OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO 26N70W TO
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR 24N74W TO THE NORTHERN COAST OF WESTERN
CUBA NEAR 22N78W. A SECOND...WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE N
PORTION FRI AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT WHICH WILL DISSIPATE
BY SAT. HIGH PRES MOVING E JUST N OF THE AREA WILL DOMINATE THE
REGION SAT AND SUN. A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO MON...STRETCHING FROM 31N65W TO 28N81W BY
LATE MON.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

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