000 FZNT31 KNHC 081522 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1022 AM EST FRI FEB 8 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...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY FRESH TRADE WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH SAT NIGHT WITH GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ELSEWHERE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS...INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES SUN INTO MON AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DOMINATE THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN BY TUE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N TO NE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE INTO THE NORTHERN ATLC PASSAGES MON...AND THROUGH THE NE ATLC PASSAGES AND NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N78W TO 28N81W SW FROM THE LOW TO JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE NW WATERS WILL SPREAD E THROUGH SUN AS THE COLD FRONT QUICKLY REACHES FROM 31N72W TO WEST PALM BEACH BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS IT BEGINS TO WEAKEN. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 24N65W TO 19N70W BY LATE SAT AS AN AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE REGION IN ITS WAKE. THE HIGH PRES AREA WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD MON AND TUE ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE NW PORTION. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 70W...AND N 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.