000 FZNT31 KNHC 031501 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 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...AN ATLC RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD. FRESH EASTERLY TRADES WILL INCREASE TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS ON SAT AND SPREAD W ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ON SUN AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE MON WITH POST-FRONTAL NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL STALL FROM 27N66W TO 22N78W LATE TONIGHT BEFORE LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT BY LATE SAT NIGHT BEFORE IT DISSIPATES SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS N OF BAHAMAS ON SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST ON SUN ...AND STALL FROM 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E 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 THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.