000 FZNT31 KNHC 262118 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 418 PM EST TUE FEB 26 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 WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT THEN WILL BE REINFORCED BY SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT THU AND ENTER NW CARIBBEAN FRI. THE MERGED FRONT WILL THAN REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG N WINDS TO POSSIBLE GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SW CARRI BEAN BEGINNING SUN. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES N OF AREA MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. LARGE ATLC LONG PERIOD N TO NE SWELLS WILL IMPACT THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 80W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT JUST INLAND THE SE U.S. COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION EARLY TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO S FLORIDA EARLY WED...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO WESTERN CUBA EARLY THU...AND FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA EARLY FRI THEN BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE SE WATERS SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL WATERS LATE SAT AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT SUN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION. STRONG W TO NW WILL SPREAD E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WESTERN PORTION SUN BEHIND THE STRONGER FRONT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.