000 FZNT31 KNHC 160912 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 412 AM EST SAT FEB 16 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...MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION...EXCEPT FOR FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC S OF 19N. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO SOUTHERN BELIZE THIS LATE...FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA SUN MORNING THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE SUN EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...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 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO 27N80W THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 31N67W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN MORNING... FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA MON MORNING...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF THE FRONT BY THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EASTWARD TO 65W THROUGH SUN EVENING. LARGE NW SWELL TO 18 FT ALONG 31N WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...SLOWLY SUBSIDING EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT SUN NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW PORTION WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF 70W. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.