000 FZNT31 KNHC 180904 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 504 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 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...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND NOW EXTENDS FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EWD TODAY REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE CENTRAL GULF OF HONDURAS THIS LATE THEN WILL STALL AND DRIFT W ON WED BEFORE DISSIPATING. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING DURING LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ON WED WITH STRONG TRADES THEN EXPECTED ACROSS THE S CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A 1003 MB LOW PRES CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER N FLORIDA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS THIS MORNING EXITING THE AREA LATER TODAY. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING REACHING FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS LATE. STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 30N THIS MORNING AND LATE. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE NEAR BERMUDA WED MORNING BUT THE SOUTHERN SEGMENT OF THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA. THEN...THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU MORNING AND WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SE WATERS. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE N WATERS BY THU. HIGH PRES WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD PRODUCING MAINLY A MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.