000 FZNT31 KNHC 060905 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 405 AM EST WED MAR 6 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEVIS ST KITTS TO NEAR 16N68W WILL BECOMING DIFFUSE TODAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT...AND SAG S THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS...REACHING FROM EASTERN CUBA TO BELIZE BY LATE THU...STALLING FROM HAITI TO N CENTRAL HONDURAS FRI...AND BECOMING DIFFUSE ON SAT. HIGH PRES BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OFF THE COLOMBIAN AND NICARAGUAN COASTS THROUGH SUN. NORTHERLY SWELL TO 8 FT IN WILL PUSH INTO THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...SW WINDS OFF NE FLORIDA AND N OF THE BAHAMAS ARE INCREASING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH N FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N65W THROUGH CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY THU...FROM 31N58W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE THU...AND FROM 31N50W TO THE NORTH CENTRAL DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY LATE FRI. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 29N AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH THU. A LARGE AREA OF NORTHERLY SWELL 8 FT OR GREATER WILL ENVELOP THE AREA OUTSIDE THE BAHAMAS BY LATE FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N OF 29N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING W TO NW. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING W TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 29N W OF 79W...AND 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. S OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. S OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E OF 70W...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. W OF 70W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT.