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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
922 AM EST SUN FEB 16 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 CONTINUE OVER
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU...WHILE MODERATE TO
LOCALLY FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. NW SWELL WILL
REACH TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES ON MON. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.MON AND MON 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. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO NW CUBA WILL MERGE WITH
A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE SE WATERS TONIGHT WITH THE MERGED BOUNDARY
LOSING IDENTITY OVER THE FAR SE FORECAST WATERS LATE MON. POST
FRONTAL NW SWELL WILL PROPAGATE SE REACHING THE NE CARIBBEAN
PASSAGES ON MON. A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED FROM NEAR BERMUDA
TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THIS WEEK SHIFTING TO N FLORIDA BY MID
WEEK.

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
 LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN
LATE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.