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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
508 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 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...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADEWINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS ALL
BUT SOUTH CENTRAL PORTIONS THROUGH WED LATE AS ATLC RIDGE
REMAINS ACROSS NE ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL SINK S ACROSS THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO NW PORTIONS ALONG 21N BY
WED MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY STALL AND WEAKEN FROM WINDWARD
PASSAGE TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE THU. STRONG HIGH PRES
BEHIND FRONT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION WED NIGH THROUGH
FRI...INCREASING THE TRADEWINDS ACROSS ENTIRE REGION. LARGE N
SWELL WILL MOVE INTO TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND THROUGH NE
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THU LATE THROUGH SAT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST
OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 25N65W TO DEVELOPING
LOW PRES NEAR 28N80W 1011 MB EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LOW WILL
SHIFT NE TODAY THROUGH WED AND LIFT OUT OF AREA...WHILE DEEPENING
WITHIN A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRES...WITH SE GALES DEVELOPING
ACROSS NE PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...AND NW GALES SHIFTING INTO NW
PORTIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A NEW COLD FRONT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS
LATE...AND GRADUALLY REACH SE PORTIONS AND THROUGH THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE BY THU LATE. LARGE NW SWELL WILL SPREAD SE
THROUGH REGIONAL WATERS WED AND THU AND BE OVERTAKEN BY LARGE AND
POWERFUL N SWELL THU THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
SHIFT NE OF THE AREA FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NW
WATERS SAT.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO
8 TO 13 FT LATE. 
.WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT 
LATE. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.