000 FZNT31 KNHC 282117 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 417 PM EST THU FEB 28 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 STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE THROUGH EARLY FRI WHILE WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO...ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI MORNING...REACH FROM WESTERN WESTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT...FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS SAT AND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO PANAMA SAT NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE N WINDS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS MOST OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT THROUGH LATE SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH MON. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N67W SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO NW CUBA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N72W SW TO CAPE CANAVERAL. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE AND MERGE WITH THE STATIONARY FRONT TONIGHT...AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT BEGINS TO SLOWLY MOVE E THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA AND ALSO MERGE WITH THE FIRST COLD FRONT OVER THE EASTERN PORTION LATE SUN INTO MON...AND SHIFT E OF AREA TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE MON AND SLIDE E THROUGH TUE...ALLOWING FOR SW WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W...AND W LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.