000 FZNT31 KNHC 041445 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 945 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 THE MONA PASSAGE TO S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO THE PANAMA COLOMBIA BORDER WILL 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 THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE TAIL END OF A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SNEAK INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE WED...DISSIPATING OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THU. OTHERWISE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS 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...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 5 TO 7 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .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...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 22N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY TUE NIGHT. A PAIR OF FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED N OF 28N IN AMZ113 AND AMZ115 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION LATE TUE NIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N77W TO NEAR MELBOURNE FLORIDA WED MORNING...FROM 30N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU MORNING...MOVING E OF THE AREA FRI. ANOTHER ROUND OF GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 28N AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT WED THROUGH THU. THIS FRONT WILL STEM FROM DEEPENING SLOW MOVING LOW PRES N OF THE AREA WHICH WILL BUILD SEAS TO NEAR 20 FT ALONG 31N BY THE END OF THE WEEK. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N LATE...AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 28N...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 28N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N WED THROUGH FRI... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N 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...N OF 28N...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. S OF 28N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF 70W LATE THU. S OF 28N...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 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 5 TO 7 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 TO NE 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 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 3 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.