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FZNT31 KNHC 091445
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1045 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 THIS MORNING WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
FILLING IN ACROSS AND NEAR THE GULF OF HONDURAS BEHIND FRONT.
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 EACH NIGHT...FROM THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N 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 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 5 TO 7 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 THU NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
KT WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. 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. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.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. 
.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

.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. 
.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 31N72W TO
CENTRAL CUBA LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM
NEAR 28N65W TO FAR E CUBA BY EARLY THU. THE FRONT WILL THEN
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 THEN
SHIFT N OF THE AREA SUN.

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

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

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

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.