000 FZNT31 KNHC 132114 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 514 PM EDT WED MAR 13 2013 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...THE SW N ATLANTIC 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 EXTENDS FROM W CENTRAL CUBA SW TO THE WESTERN GULF OF HONDURAS. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT TONIGHT...AND REACH FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE BORDER OF HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA BY THU LATE WHERE IT WILL STALL ONCE AGAIN AND WEAKEN TO A SHEAR LINE FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. LARGE LONG PERIOD N TO NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH THU LATE BEFORE BEGINNING TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRI AND SAT. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CURRENT WESTERN ATLC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AS A SHEAR LINE LATE FRI INTO SAT...THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC SAT AND SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERUMDA TO EASTERN CUBA EARLY ON THU...AND FROM NEAR 26N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE AND NW HAITI BY LATE THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN INTO A SHEAR LINE AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE WATERS FRI...AND INTO THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS LATE FRI. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 27N IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN SOME SUN AND MON. LARGE LONG PERIOD N TO NE SWELLS OVER THE AREA E OF THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.