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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
451 AM EDT SUN MAR 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 ALONG
THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING
DURING LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. EXPECT INCREASING
SE WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON MON. THE FRONT WILL
STALL AND WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE EASTERN GULF OF
HONDURAS ON TUE. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT IN NW ON WED.
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 21N65W TO NEAR THE
N COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS LATE
TODAY. A RIDGE WITH AXIS STRETCHING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E TONIGHT. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW N OF RIDGE WILL
INCREASE LATE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE
UNITED STATES COAST MON LATE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM 27N65W TO
CENTRAL CUBA WED NIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY FRI.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR AHEAD AND BEHIND THE
FRONT.

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.