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FZNT31 KNHC 051440
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
940 AM EST WED FEB 5 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 RIDGE N OF THE AREA ALONG 30N WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES OVER MOST OF THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN...AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE. NE
TO E SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
THROUGH SUN. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

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

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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...A STRONG RIDGE ALONG 30N DOMINATES THE REGION. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION TODAY...STALL THU THEN
LIFT IN SLOWLY NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH FRI AND LINGER ACROSS
THE NW PORTION SAT. WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY JUST OFFSHORE NE FLORIDA LATE FRI INTO SAT. THE LOW IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NE WITH THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO
SOUTH FLORIDA BY SUN.

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

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

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

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