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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
944 PM EST THU JAN 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH
GALE CONDITIONS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...WILL PERSIST
THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT
NIGHT BUT WILL DISSIPATE N OF THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN. A SECOND
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON AND CROSS IT BY
LATE TUE. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO
35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN
90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

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

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO 27N80W. THE FRONT
WILL SHIFT N THROUGH FRI...PASSING ACROSS 31N ON FRI NIGHT. HIGH
PRES BUILDS NE OF THE AREA SAT. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW PORTION LATE SAT NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATING ON MON. ANOTHER FRONT
MOVES INTO NW WATERS TUE.

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

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