000 FZNT31 KNHC 042100 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM EDT THU APR 4 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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO LATE TONIGHT...DISSIPATING OVER THE NW WATERS FRI. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY LATE FRI THROUGH EARLY SUN AS THE FRONT WEAKENS THE PRES GRADIENT...INCREASING AGAIN LATE SUN AND EXPANDING TO COVER THE ENTIRE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE REGION. OTHERWISE MAINLY MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL...EXCEPT IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS WHERE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN LATE MON THROUGH TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY FRI LATE...AND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NE PORTION SAT AND TRACK NE AWAY FROM THE AREA SUN...WITH THE FRONT SLOWLY WEAKENING OVER THE SE WATERS THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS W OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING TO S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.