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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
342 AM EST THU JAN 16 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NORTHERN
NICARAGUA WILL STALL FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL
NICARAGUA TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
WILL CONTINUE SE AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST STALLED FRONT ALONG A
LINE FROM HAITI TO NE NICARAGUA EARLY FRI. REMNANTS OF THE
MERGED FRONT WILL DRIFT W AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONTS OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN AND ALONG THE COAST OF NICARAGUA THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN
AGAIN FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON AS REINFORCING HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF
THE AREA. STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PULSE OFF COLOMBIA THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

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

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL REACH
FROM 31N71W TO EASTERN CUBA THIS EVENING AND NEARLY STALL FROM
31N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT
CURRENTLY MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
WESTERLY GALE FORCE WINDS THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS
N OF THE BAHAMAS. THE SECOND FRONT WILL MERGE THE STALLING FIRST
FRONT ON FRI. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST
FRI NIGHT...AND REACH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT AND
MERGE WITH THE PREVIOUSLY MERGED FRONT ALONG 28N65W TO EASTERN
CUBA EARLY SUN. FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT OVER THE WATERS N OF 28N SUN...DIMINISHING MON AS THE FRONT
MOVES E OF THE AREA.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.