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FZNT31 KNHC 150901
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
401 AM EST SAT FEB 15 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 TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E 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 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST
OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN AND 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. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS BEGUN TO DRIFT NW...AND
EXTENDS FROM 31N66W THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO W CENTRAL CUBA
WILL LIFT N AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER NW WATERS THIS MORNING WITH SW GALES EXPECTED N
OF 28N E OF FRONT...AND STRONG W GALES BEHIND FRONT LATE THIS
MORNING AND LATE. FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM 30N70W
TO FL KEYS EARLY THIS LATE WITH GALES SHIFTING N OF AREA.
FRONT TO CONTINUE MOVING SE TONIGHT AND REACH FROM 27N65W TO SE
BAHAMAS SUN LATE THEN STALL AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE FROM 25N65W
TO E CUBA MON LATE.

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
10 TO 15 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
LATE. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT 
LATE. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...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 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.