000 FZNT31 KNHC 300918 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 418 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLC 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...1026 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ATLC SW OF BERMUDA WILL MOVE SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. THE RESULTANT TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND GREATER ANTILLES...AND MAINLY MODERATE TRADES ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU...AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI. N TO NE WINDS WILL INCREASE SOME OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI BEHIND FRONT AND OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO 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 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...1026 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ATLC SW OF BERMUDA WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 20N E OF 75W WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TODAY OVER THE NW WATERS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE UNITED STATES SE COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N77W TO NEAR PALM BEACH THU MORNING...FROM BERMUDA TO W CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING... FROM NEAR 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI LATE...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR FROM NEAR 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATE SAT THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 70W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.