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FZNT31 KNHC 010153
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
853 PM EST FRI FEB 28 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 DEVELOP LATE
EACH NIGHT ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
AREA THROUGH WED. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N62W TO 26N72W THEN
BECOMES STATIONARY TO NW CUBA. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT...AND QUICKLY TRACK
NEWD INTO EARLY FRI. THE FRONT SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES
FROM NEAR 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE DURING SAT...AND ACROSS
THE FAR SE WATERS SUN AND SUN AS A FRONTAL TROUGH. RECENTLY
DEVELOPED 1014 MB LOW PRES N OF THE BAHAMAS NEAR 30N76W WILL MOVE
EASTWARD THROUGH SAT AND MERGE WITH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT JUST N
OF THE AREA. THIS SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E AND MERGE WITH
THE FIRST FRONT BY SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA LATE
SUN INTO MON. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST
LATE MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE...AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR
31N70W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE TUE...AND OVER THE FAR SE
WATERS WED.

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

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.