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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1022 PM 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
TONIGHT...AND INTO THE NW PORTION ALONG 20N BY WED. THE FRONT
WILL GRADUALLY BECOMES STATIONARY 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 TRADE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE REGION. LARGE N
SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND THROUGH NE
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES LATE THU THROUGH SAT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A DEEPENING LOW PRES LOCATED N OF AREA NEAR 33N72W
WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE N WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WED MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM 31N68W TO
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REACH THE SE WATERS LATE WED AND
EXTEND FROM 22N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE THU. THE FRONT
WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SE WATERS BY FRI. A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL MOVE QUICKLY
ACROSS THE AREA MERGING WITH THE MAIN FRONT LATE WED. HIGH PRES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD CROSSING N OF AREA THU AND
FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SE U.S. ON SAT AND MOVE
ACROSS THE NW WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.