000 FZNT31 KNHC 100911 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 411 AM EST SUN FEB 10 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...A SMALL TIGHT PRES GRADIENT AREA SW CARIBBEAN WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE TRADES NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH GENERALLY MODERATE TRADES ELSEWHERE. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH TUE. LONG PERIOD NW TO N SWELLS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN TO IMPACT THE NE CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES AND NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON LATE. THESE SWELL THEN PROPAGATE SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND WED AND ALSO THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES TO THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN SEA SECTION. THE SWELLS SLOWLY BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WED LATE INTO THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS TONIGHT INTO MON AS STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. THE RESULTANT PRES GRADIENT WILL INCREASE THE WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE WITH AND SEAS TODAY THROUGH MON EVENING. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN LATE MON LATE AND TUE AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE LATE TUE AND WED OVER THE NW PORTION AHEAD OF LOW PRES THAT TRACKS NE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS THE SE U.S. THE LOW WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WED LATE. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N66W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT E OF 70W E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.