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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
424 PM EST FRI JAN 31 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 ATLC RIDGE EXTENDS FROM 1032 MB HIGH OVER E
CENTRAL ATLC WESTWARD ALONG 31N-32N TO 74W LATE THIS
LATE... AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SUN TO MAINTAIN
FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES  EASTERN AND S CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN...WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS OFF THE COAST
OF COLOMBIA REACHING MINIMAL GALES DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.
LARGE E TO NE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT TROPICAL N ATLC
WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT OFF
COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT DRIFTING NW ACROSS NW WATERS EXTENDS FROM
31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE SLOWLY NW AND INLAND ACROSS
SE U.S. TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SAT AS STRONG ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE
BUILDS WESTWARD. OTHERWISE THE STRONG ATLC RIDGE WILL DOMINATE
THE FORECAST REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

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