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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
346 AM EST THU JAN 30 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

.TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 27N77W TO STRAITS OF
FLORIDA WILL STALL BY MORNING 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 EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ALONG 30N OVER THE WEEKEND AND BEGINS TO SHIFT E MON.

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

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

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

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 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 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND 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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND 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 10 FT.