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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
546 AM EDT MON AUG 4 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE
ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUE. A TROPICAL
WAVE ALONG 64W EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE E
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THIS LATE AND TUE...AND THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN DURING
MID WEEK. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL N ATLC
WATERS THIS MORNING...REACH THE LESSER ANTILLES EARLY TONIGHT...
REACH ALONG 67W TUE LATE...MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL LATE TUE
NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...AND ACROSS THE NW CARIB THU AND FRI. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA AT 26.1N 73.6W 999 MB AT 5 AM
EDT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT MOVING N
OR 350 DEG AT 14 KT. BERTHA IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE N AND
GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN TO MINIMAL HURRICANE WITH WINDS 65 KT GUSTS
80 KT NEAR 31.9N 72.0W AT 2 AM TUE...AS IT MOVES N-NE AND EXITS
THE AREA TUE. ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM CENTRAL ATLC SW THROUGH
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AS BERTHA EXITS AREA...THEN
SHIFT SLOWLY N TO ALONG 26-27N THROUGH REST OF WEEK.

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 45 TO
55 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.