000 FZNT31 KNHC 090859 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 359 AM EST SAT MAR 9 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. LARGE NW-N SWELL WILL IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND SEEP THROUGH PASSAGES INTO THE NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR W CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 70W .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...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...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E 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...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR NE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL SLIDE JUST N OF THE AREA BRINGING MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC BREEZE ACROSS THE BASIN. LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN E OF THE BAHAMAS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE FORECAST AREA TUE LATE. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N73W TO W CUBA WED MORNING. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E OF 70W...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. W OF 70W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT E OF 70W...AND 14 TO 19 FT W OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.