000 FZNT31 KNHC 050927 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 427 AM EST TUE MAR 5 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 EXTENDS FROM NORTH VIRGIN ISLANDS SW TO 15N75W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY THEN CONTINUES WESTWARD AS A DRIFTING WARM FRONT TO NEAR 10N80W. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE E TO W ALIGNED AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE NE AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS W OF THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE TAIL END OF A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE WED...THEN DISSIPATE 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. LARGE NW SWELL WILL BEGIN TO MOVE THROUGH THE EAST CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL DRIFT SE INTO N PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS TONIGHT THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE WED. A PAIR OF FRONTAL TROUGHS WILL ROTATE THROUGH NE PORTIONS BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TO SHIFT E OF NE PORTIONS THIS MORNING. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION LATE TONIGHT... REACHING FROM NEAR 31N77W TO NEAR MELBOURNE FLORIDA WED MORNING...FROM 30N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU MORNING...AND MOVE E OF THE AREA FRI. ANOTHER EPISODE 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 AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRES N OF THE AREA WHICH WILL BUILD SEAS TO NEAR 20 FT ALONG 29N BY SAT MORNING...WITH LARGE NW SWELL SPREADING ACROSS ENTIRE AREA FRI THROUGH SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N EARLY WED. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.