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FZNT31 KNHC 010249
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
949 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013

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...AN ATLANTIC RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN NEAR GALE
CONDITIONS OFF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH WED NIGHT AND
FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THROUGH EARLY FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
ON FRI BECOMING STATIONARY FROM E CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS
ON SAT. THE ATLANTIC RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN ON SAT
INCREASING THE EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE AREA E OF 80W. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH 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 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N65W ACROSS THE NW
BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM
27N65W TO NW CUBA LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON WED. A SECOND
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST EARLY THU AND
REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA ON FRI...THEN STALL AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS ON SAT.

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT N OF 30 N
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 
KT N OF 30N JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THU EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.