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FZNT31 KNHC 050923
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
523 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 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 ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WED AS TWO TROPICAL WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN. THE TRADES WILL BEGIN TO PULSE AT FRESH TO STRONG
FORCE AGAIN  CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BEGINNING ON THU NIGHT...AS
THE WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI AND EXIT THE
BASIN SAT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...
AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

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

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...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. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM BERTHA AT 33.4N 72.9W 1005 MB AT 5 AM
EDT MOVING N NE OR 015 DEG AT 19 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. BERTHA WILL ACCELERATE OFF TO THE NE
TODAY AND TONIGHT WHILE DRAGGING A TROUGH E ACROSS THE NORTHERN
WATERS THROUGH SAT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM 29N65W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT THROUGH WED...THEN GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO
A POSITION FROM 26N65W TO PORT CANAVERAL ON SAT.

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 40 TO
50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.