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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
949 PM EST WED JAN 29 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...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS GULF COAST STATES WILL SHIFT NE
TO MID ATLANTIC STATES THROUGH SAT AND MAINTAIN FRESH TO LOCALLY
STRONG TRADES  EASTERN AND S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE
MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE
WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA REACHING MINIMAL GALES DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THU...FRI...AND SAT. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. NE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT OFF
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE EACH NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH 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 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N70W TO GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND
AND ACROSS UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...IS EXPECTED TO STALL OVERNIGHT
THEN RETROGRADE NW EARLY THU AS WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE
FRONT N OF THE BAHAMAS AND MOVES SLOWLY NE THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM 31N69W TO THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS BY LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ALONG 30N OVER THE
WEEKEND.

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.