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FZNT31 KNHC 090852
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
452 AM EDT WED APR 9 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT LIES FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO
CENTRAL HONDURAS WITH STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS IN
AND NEAR THE GULF OF HONDURAS THIS MORNING. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO STALL FROM E CUBA TO NEAR HONDURAS-NICARAGUA BORDER
BY EARLY THU...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE FRI AND SAT. HIGH
PRES N OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG FLOW ACROSS
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...WITH THE AREA OF STRONG TRADE WINDS
SHRINKING BRIEFLY WED AND EARLY THU THEN EXPANDING AND
INCREASING TO GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE THU
NIGHT THROUGH SUN MORNING. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S OF 18N W OF 85W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 25 LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 13 FT
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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

.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 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N76W TO
CENTRAL CUBA AND WILL REACH FROM NEAR 28N65W TO THE FAR E CUBA BY
EARLY THU. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES FROM NEAR 25N65W TO E CUBA FRI AND SAT. A RIDGE WILL
STRETCH FROM BERMUDA SW TO THE GEORGIA/NE FLORIDA BORDER 
WAKE OF THE FRONT INTO SAT AND SHIFT N OF THE AREA SUN.

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N
OF 29N WITHIN 90 NM E OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W 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. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE 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 4 TO 6 FT.