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FZNT31 KNHC 020839
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
339 AM EST THU JAN 2 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...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN NEAR
GALE CONDITIONS OFF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH TONIGHT AND
FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THROUGH EARLY FRI. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE EASTWARD FRI WITH WINDS
OVER THE CARIBBEAN DIMINISHING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW CARIBBEAN ON FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH
SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN N OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND
INCREASING TRADES SAT THROUGH MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE MON. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. 
.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 7 TO 10 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 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.TODAY...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 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 28N WILL LIFT N
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE GEORGIA COAST TODAY. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI
LATE...THEN STALL FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET
UP ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS N OF BAHAMAS ON SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST ON SUN
LATE...AND STALLING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA MON NIGHT.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 30N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.