000 FZNT31 KNHC 052116 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 516 PM EDT SAT APR 5 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 CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED...WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES ELSEWHERE. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN TROUGHING OVER THE SW GULF OF MEXICO AND 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 TUE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER BY LATE WED...AND FROM HAITI TO JUST N OF JAMAICA THEN STATIONARY TO NE NICARAGUA BY LATE THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...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 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A 1023 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 27N63W WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING SW TO S FLORIDA WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN BEGINNING TONIGHT AND THROUGH SUN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM NEAR 31N79W TO 29N81W SUN MORNING BEFORE LIFTING BACK NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS ATLC RIDGING REBUILDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AGAIN AS A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON TUE...REACHING FROM NEAR 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY WED MORNING...THEN FROM E OF BERMUDA TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS LATE WED AND FROM NEAR 25N65W TO HAITI BY LATE THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.