000 FZNT31 KNHC 030913 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 413 AM EST TUE DEC 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...WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE BASIN WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS THROUGH TUE. WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE TUE THROUGH SAT...AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE SW CARIBBEAN THU LATE THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC STRENGTHENS WHILE SHIFTING EASTWARD. A NEW SET OF LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N72W 1009 MB. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO NEAR 24N78W. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT...WHILE THE TRAILING TROUGH TRANSITIONS TO A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN REACH FROM NEAR 28N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SLOW DOWN AS IT APPROACHES NEAR 26N65W TO THE N COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE SE WATERS WED BEFORE EXITING THE AREA WED LATE. HIGH PRES WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SAT AS IT SLIDES EWD WHILE STRENGTHENING SOME. THIS WILL LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN E WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.