000 FZNT31 KNHC 040832 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 432 AM EDT FRI APR 4 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 TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER THE SW GULF OF MEXICO AND THE ATLC HIGH PRES WILL ALLOW FOR FRESH TO STRONG SE FLOW ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH MON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN SEA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY TUE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT E OF 80W. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT E OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...1022 MB HIGH NEAR 28N70W WILL SHIFT E REACHING 65W BY SAT MORNING IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM NEAR 31N79W TO 29N81W SUN MORNING LIFTING BACK NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS ATLC RIDGING REBUILDS. THE FRONT WILL PUSH BACK SE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON TUE. N TO NE SWELLS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH EARLY SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.