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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
509 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 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 TRADEWINDS ACROSS S CENTRAL
PORTIONS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY MON THROUGH WED AS THE W ATLC
RIDGE SHIFTS E INTO E ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL SINK S ACROSS THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY WED MORNING AND DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR NW
CARIBBEAN THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THU...
INCREASING THE TRADEWINDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

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

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH S TO SE WINDS OCCURRING E OF TROUGH OVER NW
WATERS WILL SHIFT NE OUT OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON...IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW WATERS TONIGHT. THIS FRONT
EXPECTED TO REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NW BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
MON MORNING...THEN STALL FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON
LATE. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER NW WATERS
EARLY TUE AND DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NE ACROSS THE W ATLC TUE
AND WED...WITH GALES EXPECTED ACROSS N WATERS. THE ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO S FLORIDA TUE LATE AND
FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED LATE...BEFORE LAYING DOWN E TO
W ALONG 22N-23N AND WEAKENING THU.

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WED GRADUALLY
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 25 KT THU. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
 LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.