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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1008 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2016

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 TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN AN ATLANTIC
RIDGE AND LOW PRESSURE OVER COLOMBIA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TO
NEAR GALE FORCE TRADES ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN INTO
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...WITH NE WINDS INCREASING TO MINIMAL GALE
FORCE ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE PULSING TO NEAR GALE FORCE EVERY NIGHT THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND SE 10 TO
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT
ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.OVERNIGHT...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 AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...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 AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY EXTENDING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL STALL OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON
SAT. OTHERWISE...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NE
FLORIDA AND WILL SHIFT S ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.