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FZNT31 KNHC 082128
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
428 PM EST SAT MAR 8 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...DISSIPATING FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM EASTERN END OF
CUBA TO CENTRAL COAST OF BELIZE WILL BECOME MORE E TO W ALIGNED
AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON AND INCREASE TO
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA EACH NIGHT MON
NIGHT THROUGH THU. MAINLY MODERATE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE BASIN. MODERATE NW SWELL WILL MOVE INTO
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS AND THROUGH E CARIB PASSAGES LATE SUN
THROUGH TUE. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO E END OF CUBA AND
WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE SE WATERS THROUGH TUE AND
GRADUALLY SETTLE E TO W ALONG 20N BY LATE TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING.
 WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA  WAKE OF THE
FRONT. LARGE NW TO N SWELL GENERATED BEHIND COLD FRONT WILL
AFFECT REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH MON BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING
FROM W TO E MON THROUGH TUE.

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.