000 FZNT31 KNHC 231531 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1031 AM EST THU JAN 23 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...STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OFF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT AND LATE FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS SE U.S. AND ADJACENT ATLC. A COLD FRONT IS WASHING OUT FROM E CUBA TO BELIZE...WHILE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO SW CARIB WILL ALSO DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN FRI AND FRI NIGHT. STRONG EASTERLY TRADES WILL SPREAD W ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS ON MON. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...MERGED COLD FRONTS HAVE STALLED FROM 25N66W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE...WHERE IT WILL MEANDER THROUGH THIS LATE...THEN DRIFT NW INTO SE BAHAMAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE DISSIPATING. ASSOCIATED NW SWELL TO DOMINATE MUCH OF REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH WEEKEND. ANOTHER COLD FRONT AND SURGE OF STRONG NW WINDS WILL ENTER NW PORTIONS EARLY FRI AND MOVE SE THROUGH EARLY SAT BEFORE STALLING FROM NW BAHAMAS TO JUST SE OF BERMUDA. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE N WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN AND MERGE WITH REMNANTS OF THE PREVIOUS FRONTS ON SUN NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.