000 FZNT31 KNHC 031502 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1102 AM EDT WED APR 3 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WILL PERSIST THOUGH FRI. HIGH PRES CENTERED NE OF THE AREA IS ENHANCING TRADE WINDS OVER A BROAD AREA OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY FRI...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN DURING THE REST OF FRI AND FRI NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH E TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N59W FROM 31N59W TO 25N67W WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THU. LOW PRES WILL TRACK NE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE DEEPENING. THE ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION EARLY FRI...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND WESTERN CUBA FRI LATE. LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE ESE ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN...WITH THE COLD FRONT FORECAST TO EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N74W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT LATE...AND FROM NEAR 31N68W TO 25N68W AND STATIONARY TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SUN. THE PRES DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THU THROUGH FRI BEFORE DIMINISHING FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AS THESE CONDITIONS SPREAD EASTWARD. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL SE ACROSS THE AREA WAKE OF THE LOW AND FRONT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.