000 FZNT31 KNHC 280218 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 PM EDT THU MAR 27 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...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES N OF AREA AND THE COLOMBIAN/PANAMANIAM LOW IS RESULTING IN AN INCREASE OF THE TRADE WIND FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA EACH NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT MORNING. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES LATE FRI THROUGH LATE SAT...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON SUN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... ..OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... SHIFTING TO NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 21N65W TO THE COAST OF HISPANIOLA NEAR 20N70W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN. LARGE NW TO N SWELL DOMINATING MUCH OF THE REGIONAL WATERS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM W TO E FRI THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN...REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE SUN...AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE SE WATERS BY LATE MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.