000 FZNT31 KNHC 021436 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 936 AM EST SAT MAR 2 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 FROM CENTRAL CUBA SW TO 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 18N84W TO THE BORDER OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA WILL REACH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL PANAMA SUN EVENING...AND FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO FAR E PANAMA MON EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE WILL SPILL ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN FROM THE NE COASTAL WATERS OF HONDURAS S ACROSS OFFSHORE WATERS OF NICARAGUA TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...GALE WARNING S OF 17N W OF 82W... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 18N W OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 18N W OF 80W EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W ...GALE WARNING W OF 80W... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 80W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 80W THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...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 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST COLD FRONT OVER THE SE PORTION SUN NIGHT AND MON SHIFTING E OF AREA TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL QUICKLY SHIFT E ALONG 28N TUE AND WED ALLOWING FOR SW WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION TUE...AND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE N PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH WED AS YET A STRONGER AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH AREA FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N WED... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N WED... .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 70W...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.