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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
936 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 STALLING COLD FRONT FROM 20N78W TO 11.5N83.5W WILL
MERGE WITH A SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 22.5N82W TO 18N88W ON FRI. THE
MERGED STATIONARY FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 20N76W TO 18N79W TO
11N84W FRI MORNING...WHERE IT WILL REMAIN WHILE GRADUALLY BECOMING
DIFFUSE THIS WEEKEND. OTHERWISE STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PULSE OFF
COLOMBIA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES
ELSEWHERE.

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...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM
OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90
NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11
FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA.
.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 FIRST COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 27N73W TO 21N76W
WILL MERGE WITH A SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 27N79W TO
23N81W THIS EVENING...FROM 31N70W TO 27N71W TO 22N73W TO
20.5N75W. GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE NW WATERS BEHIND THE SECOND
FRONT WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. A SERIES OF ADDITIONAL
COLD FRONTS WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE WATERS N OF 27N THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W OF SECOND COLD FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING
TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 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...N OF 29N W OF SECOND COLD FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
BECOMING 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.