000 FZNT31 KNHC 040911 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 411 AM EST MON MAR 4 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 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO 15N74W TO E PANAMA WILL DRIFT SE AND REACH FROM MONA PASSAGE TO EASTERN PANAMA THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE NE AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE INTO WED. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS W OF THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO 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...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...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 23N65W TO CENTRAL DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL DRIFT SE AND REACH THE MONA PASSAGE THIS EVENING AND THEN SHIFT JUST SE OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH WED. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL QUICKLY SHIFT E ALONG 27N 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 GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED N OF 29N. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT E OF THE BAHAMAS WED THROUGH FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. W OF 70W...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT LATE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 N OF 29N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N THU. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W... AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.