000 FZNT31 KNHC 051502 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1002 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE NE CARIBBEAN NEAR THE ANEGADA PASSAGE TO 15N74W TO 11N78W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. THE TAIL END OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS WED NIGHT...DISSIPATING ALONG 20N THU. OTHERWISE FRESH TO STRONG NE-E WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH WED...DIMINISHING BY THU MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BE NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT. LARGE NW SWELL WILL BEGIN TO MOVE THROUGH THE EAST CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SAT. MEANWHILE MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. 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 5 TO 7 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 3 TO 5 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 LESS THAN 10 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 22N58W TO THE ANEGADA PASSAGE WILL SHIFT E OF AMZ127 BY WED MORNING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT REACHING FROM 25N65W TO 25N73W WILL ALSO PUSH E OF THE AREA WED. A THIRD AND MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT...EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO NEAR FORT PIERCE FLORIDA WED MORNING...FROM 30N65W TO EASTERN CUBA THU MORNING...SHIFTING E OF THE AREA ON FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE THIRD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 28N. THIS FRONT WILL STEM FROM DEEPENING AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRES N OF THE AREA WHICH WILL BUILD SEAS TO NEAR 20 FT ALONG 31N BY THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND WITH LARGE NW SWELL OF 8 FT OR GREATER SPREADING ACROSS ENTIRE AREA BY THEN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 14 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 N OF 28N... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 70W SAT... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N E OF 70W THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT E OF 70W SAT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 8 TO 11 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 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 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...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.