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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1102 AM EDT MON AUG 4 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 STRONG TRADES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL
INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT.
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 66W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THROUGH TUE AND REACH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WED. ANOTHER TROPICAL
WAVE ENTERING TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL MOVE THROUGH LESSER
ANTILLES TONIGHT...MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT
THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE BERTHA AT 27.6N 73.6W 998 MB AT 11 AM EDT 
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH 
GUSTS TO 85 KT. BERTHA WILL MOVE NORTHWARD AND EXIT THE AREA 
TUE. ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM CENTRAL ATLC SW THROUGH CENTRAL 
BAHAMAS TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AS BERTHA EXITS AREA...THEN SHIFT 
SLOWLY N TO ALONG 26-27N THROUGH REST OF WEEK.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 40 TO
50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 45 TO
55 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE WINDS 35 TO
45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.