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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
936 PM EST WED FEB 11 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...THE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE AND INTENSE
STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN EXTENDS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND
GREATER ANTILLES. A COUPLE OF COLD FRONTS TIED TO THIS
CIRCULATION WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE N CENTRAL AND NE PORTIONS OF
THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU LATE WHILE WEAKENING. LARGE LONG
PERIOD NW SWELLS WILL REACH THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES AND
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS EARLY ON THU...AND BEGIN TO SUBSIDE FRI
LATE THROUGH EARLY SAT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...S OF 18N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...S OF 18N...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE.  SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 18N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN
NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 
60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT 
BETWEEN 72W AND 80W.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE 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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A LARGE AND INTENSE STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE W ATLC 
EXTENDS ITS CIRCULATION S TO 20N WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING 
INTO THE REGION THROUGH 25N65W AND TO HAITI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE 
SE AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE 
N LEEWARD ISLANDS AND NE CARIBBEAN THU EVENING THROUGH SAT 
NIGHT. LARGE NW SWELLS GENERATED BY THE STORM SYSTEM WILL 
DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE INTO NW PORTION LATE THU AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM NEAR 
31N64W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO WESTERN CUBA BY FRI NIGHT. 
THIS FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR 26N65W TO SE BAHAMAS 
EARLY SAT EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. YET 
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA SAT NIGHT 
THROUGH SUN NIGHT...AND WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE AND S PORTIONS 
MON AND MON NIGHT.

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

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO
10 TO 12 FT LATE.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 29N E OF 72W SUN AND SUN 
NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...W OF 70W...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 17 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS 21 TO 27 FT... SUBSIDING TO 18 TO 21 FT LATE.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 15 TO
18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 15 FT LATE. 
.THU NIGHT...W OF 70W...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N 
BETWEEN 70W AND 72W...AND SW TO W 25 TO 35 KT BETWEEN 65W AND 
70W. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT...EXCEPT 18 TO 25 FT N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W 
AND 74W.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 30 TO 35 KT N OF 
29N BETWEEN 70W AND 71W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE...AND SW 
TO W 25 TO 35 KT BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... 
SEAS 13 TO 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. BETWEEN 65W AND 
70W...SEAS 17 TO 26 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. 
.THU...W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.