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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
936 AM EST WED JAN 8 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 21N79W TO
CENTRAL HONDURAS NEAR 16N87W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY...
AS STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT DIMINISH. ELSEWHERE...FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES WILL EXPAND FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE
ENTIRE AREA E OF 82W INCLUDING THE TROPICAL ATLC TODAY AND WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SAT. TRADES WILL DIMINISH SUN AS THE NEXT COLD
FRONT MOVES BY TO THE N WEAKENING THE PRES GRADIENT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO 22N78W. THE
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL RETURN N AS A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON THU...CONTINUING N ON FRI AND PASSING ACROSS
31N ON FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF THE AREA SAT. A NEW COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW PORTION LATE SAT...MOVING INTO THE
WESTERN WATERS SUN.

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

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

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

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

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.