000 FZNT31 KNHC 081524 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1024 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SEA WILL SHIFT ENE THROUGH SUN. NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE SEAS THROUGH ALL NE CARIBBEAN EXPOSED PASSAGES...THE NE CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS AND ACROSS MOST OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 7 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...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. .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 4 TO 6 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT IN EASTWARD THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS A LARGE AND STRONG LOW PRES N OF THE AREA DROPS S. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN A BRIEF INSTANCE OF GALE FORCE WINDS N OF ABOUT 29N EARLY TONIGHT. THESE WINDS THEN SHIFT TO E OF 70W LATE TONIGHT...TO THE FAR NE WATER EARLY SAT NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING E OF THE AREA. THE HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS SLIDES TO THE EASTERN PORTION ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE MON NIGHT INTO TUE. LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL SPREAD ACROSS JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 N OF 29N E OF 72W... .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. E OF 70W...SEAS 17 TO 24 FT... SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 21 FT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT..EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 72W INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. W OF 70W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN E OF 70W EXCEPT 13 TO 18N N OF 29N...AND 12 TO 17 FT W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 68W 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT 14 TO 20 FT N OF 29N 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 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 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 TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.