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FZNT31 KNHC 012114
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
514 PM EDT TUE APR 1 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...STRONG ATLC HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT...WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH FLOW
ELSEWHERE. THE COMBINATION BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER THE SW GULF
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AND THE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL ALLOW FOR
FRESH TO STRONG SE FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY
FRI. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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

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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N65W TO NW HAITI AND
THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY
WED BEFORE SHIFTING E OF THE AREA AS A DISSIPATING TROUGH WED
LATE. HIGH PRES OF 1023 MB AT 30N78W WILL MOVE E TO NEAR 30N73W
BY WED LATE...TO NEAR 30N71W BY THU LATE...SE TO NEAR 29N67W ON
FRI AND TO E OF THE AREA SAT IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT
MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST AND OVER THE FAR NW WATERS LATE
SAT...THEN STALL THROUGH SUN.

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.