000 FZNT31 KNHC 080818 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 318 AM EST FRI MAR 8 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADEWINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES PREVAILING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA. NORTHERLY SWELL WITH SEAS 8-9 FT IN WILL SEEP INTO THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES CARIBBEAN BY THIS WEEKEND AND SPREADING INTO THE E CARIBBEAN WATERS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. NORTHERLY SWELL WILL COVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS BY SAT MORNING. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E 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 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SE PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TODAY. WINDS N OF 29N E OF 72W WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE TODAY BEFORE ONCE AGAIN INCREASING TO GALE FORCE THIS LATE. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY SAT NIGHT. LARGE NORTHERLY SWELL WILL COVER THE BASIN E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE FORECAST AREA TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT E OF 70W...AND 10 TO 15 FT W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...E OF 72W...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 72W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN E OF 70W...AND 12 TO 17 FT W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT E OF 70W...AND 14 TO 19 FT W OF 70W. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.