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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1045 AM EST WED JAN 22 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...STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OFF THE NW COAST OF
COLOMBIA THROUGH THE PERIOD EXCEPT INCREASING TO NEAR GALE LATE
THU AND FRI NIGHTS. AN OLD COLD FRONT IS NEARLY STATIONARY FROM
FAR E CUBA TO COASTAL WATERS OF NICARAGUA AND WILL DRIFT SE AND
DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A NEW COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NW
CARIBBEAN AND WILL MOVE SE AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM E CENTRAL
CUBA TO COASTAL BELIZE THU BEFORE DISSIPATING. STRONG HIGH PRES
BEHIND FRONT WILL PRODUCE FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT
ACROSS W CARIBBEAN THROUGH THIS LATE...WINDS THEN VEER NE
TONIGHT AND THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS GULF OF
MEXICO AND SW N ATLC FRI TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN WINDS ACROSS
ENTIRE BASIN FRI THROUGH EARLY SAT BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST
OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 7 TO 10 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...OLD FRONTAL TROUGH HAS BEGUN TO SHIFT E AS COLD
FRONT...EXTENDING FROM 31N64W TO FAR E CUBA LATE THIS MORNING... 
WITH STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 25N AND E OF FRONT.
CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT NE OUT OF AREA LATE TODAY. A SECOND COLD
FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO W CENTRAL CUBA AND WILL SHIFT SE AND
GRADUALLY MERGE WITH EASTERN-MOST FRONT TONIGHT...AND STALL FROM
NEAR 27N65W TO E CUBA FRI...WHERE IT WILL MEANDER AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. LARGE NW SWELL GENERATED BEHIND SECOND
FRONT WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS AREA WATERS THROUGH FRI THEN
GRADUALLY FADE THROUGH WEEKEND.

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

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

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

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