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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1003 AM EST TUE FEB 18 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 HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN
FRESH TO STRONG TRADES  CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE
WEEK...WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA DURING LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. EASTERLY TRADE WIND SWELL
WILL MAINTAIN SEAS AT OR ABOVE 8 FT ACROSS MOST OF TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...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. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N65W TO E CUBA WILL
BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WED. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE
WATERS N OF 28N LATE WED AND MOVE E OF THE AREA THU. ATLC RIDGING
WILL EXTEND ALONG 30N THROUGH SAT.

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.