000 FZNT31 KNHC 031457 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 AM EST SUN MAR 3 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 THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO JUST S OF JAMAICA TO WESTERN PANAMA WILL SHIFT SE REACHING FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO EASTERN PANAMA MON MORNING...THEN WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE ACROSS THE NE AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE. NORTHERLY WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE WILL REMAIN E OF NICARAGUA AND W OF THE FRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH MON. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AND E OF NICARAGUA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH WINDS ELSEWHERE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...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...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT W OF 80W. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT W OF 80W. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...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 30N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL REACH FROM 22N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE MON MORNING...SHIFTING E OF THE 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 WED THROUGH THU AS YET A STRONGER AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS...WITH CHANCE FOR GALES N OF 29N. LARGE NW SWELL WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT E OF THE BAHAMAS BY THE END OF THE WEEK. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N WED... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N WED. WINDS SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 72W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N WED THROUGH THU... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 72W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE... NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N. WINDS SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.