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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
956 AM EST THU FEB 13 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...FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN
THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TODAY WHERE IT WILL STALL
AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. NE TO E SWELL WILL AFFECT THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. 

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT  FAR NW WATERS WILL SHIFT E AND
REACH FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING...AND FROM 28N65W
TO EASTERN CUBA FRI LATE WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY
SAT. GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SPREAD
EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALES ALSO
FOLLOWS THE FRONT N OF 28N. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE ENTIRE
BASIN SUN THROUGH MON. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO
14 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE.
.S OF 29N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. N OF 29N...W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN S OF 29N S OF 29N...AND 12 TO 17 FT N OF
29N
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 9 FT.