000
FZNT31 KNHC 210203
OFFN20

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1003 PM EDT THU MAR 20 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...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF
COLOMBIA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG
TRADES WILL WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH HIGHEST WINDS
OCCURRING NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING LATE NIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING HOURS. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH WINDS WILL PREVAIL
ELSEWHERE THROUGH MON...EXCEPT A GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE
ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL TUE NIGHT. 

NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 15 TO
25 KT...BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF
COLOMBIA...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO
19N W OF 55W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO
15N W OF 55W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO THE BAHAMAS
NEAR 23N75W. A SECOND...WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE N PORTION
FRI AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT WHICH WILL DISSIPATE FROM
27N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY SAT. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE
OVER NW WATERS SAT IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL
SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE AREA BY MON...STRETCHING FROM 30N65W TO
28N81W BY LATE MON AND DISSIPATING BY TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS TUE AND LIE FROM 31N73W TO 23N81W LATE
TUE. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

BAHAMAS N OF 22N

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.