000 FZNT31 KNHC 061408 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 908 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 NEAR 19N55W TO S OF PUERTO RICO NEAR 16N67W WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT SAGGING 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 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .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 WINDS 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 4 TO 6 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...STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS NEAR A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO 28N73W TO 25N81W THIS EVENING... FROM 31N63W TO 27N67W TO 22N78W THU MORNING...FROM 22N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI MORNING...SHIFTING E OF THE SW N ATLC SAT. A LARGE AREA OF NORTHERLY SWELL OF 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 N OF 28N... .TODAY...N OF 29N...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. S OF 29N...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N UNTIL LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 N OF 27N... .TODAY...E OF 70W...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 70W...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. S OF 28N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. E OF 70W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 74W...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. 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...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. W OF 70W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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.