000 FZNT31 KNHC 261437 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 937 AM EST THU DEC 26 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...BROAD SURFACE TROUGHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL SHIFT WESTWARD AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN ON FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY TRADES OVER THE AREA E OF 65W WILL SPREAD W COVERING THE AREA E OF 80W BY LATE FRI...EXCEPT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON SUN...AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS ON MON NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...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...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO SE FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER TROUGH S OF 25N ALONG 68W WILL ALSO MOVE W THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THIS LATE AND ABSORB BOTH TROUGHS TONIGHT...WITH THE MERGED FRONT REACHING FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA ON FRI...THEN DISSIPATING BY SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS ON SUN AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST ON SUN LATE...REACHING FROM 31N73W TO NW CUBA LATE MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE 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 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.