000 FZNT31 KNHC 031524 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1124 AM EDT FRI MAY 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...COMPLEX ELONGATED LOW PRES ACROSS THE E GULF OF MEXICO EXTENDS SE ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO BAHAMAS THIS MORNING AND WILL DRIFT NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO MAINTAIN UNUSUALLY MILD WIND FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIB. ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDS FROM E GULF SOUTHWARD ACROSS W END OF CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL SHIFT E TO 78W BY SAT MORNING...FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NW FLOW ACROSS THE NW CARIB. STRONG TSTMS ALONG AND E OF TROUGH WILL SHIFT E AHEAD OF TROUGH TODAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE N WATERS AND COMPLEX ELONGATED LOW PRES EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SE TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE WATERS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY NE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING...AND OVER THE NW AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT AS IT WEAKENS TO A TROUGH THROUGH SUN. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.