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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
416 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

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...GALE FORCE TRADES WILL CONTINUE OFF THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH THE AFFECTED AREA OF GALE WINDS
SHRINKING THROUGH TUE NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY
WED...THEN THESE CONDITIONS BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN AREAL EXTENT
THROUGH THU NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH
MON NIGHT...THEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX TUE THROUGH
THU. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.TODAY...S OF 18N...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT S OF
18N...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 18N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.MON...S OF 18N...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS
10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT S OF 18N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.MON NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE AND TUE NIGHT...
 
.TODAY...WITHIN 120 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.MON...WITHIN 120 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.MON NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 25 TO
30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.TUE...WITHIN 90 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT
SE TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST
TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO FORT PIERCE
FLORIDA ON MON...THEN STALL FROM 31N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS EARLY
TUE. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT TUE
NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE GEORGIA COAST WED
FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP SE FOLLOWED BY
STRONG N TO NE WINDS THU...BEFORE STALLING ALONG ROUGHLY 25N LATE
THU.

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND SW LESS THAN
10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.