000 FZNT31 KNHC 170240 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 940 PM 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS. THIS FRONT WILL MERGE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE FAR SE GULF OF MEXICO. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA SUN MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE SUN LATE. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA SUN AND MON WILL INCREASE TRADEWINDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK AND PREVAILING THROUGH THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...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 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N75W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT IN EASTWARD...MERGING WITH THE FIRST FRONT SUN NIGHT FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 23N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WED...EXTENDING FROM 31N65W TO 29N79W THU MORNING. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 70W...SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF 70W...AND 12 TO 17 FT W OF 70W. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .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 THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.