000 FZNT31 KNHC 051451 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1051 AM EDT FRI APR 5 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 FROM THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY 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 GULF OF HONDURAS WHERE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN LATE MON THROUGH TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N79W SW TO LOW PRES 1011 MB OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA AND S OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO WESTERN CUBA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT...AND FROM NEAR 25N65W TO EASTERN CENTRAL CUBA SUN. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NE WATERS LATE 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.