000 FZNT31 KNHC 311437 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 937 AM EST FRI JAN 31 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES IN THE EASTERN AND S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA REACHING MINIMAL GALES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY AND SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. NE SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND 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 N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS SUN. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT NW AND MERGE WITH A TROUGH CURRENTLY FROM 31N77W TO E CENTRAL FL LATER TODAY. THE MERGED BOUNDARY WILL MOVE NW OF THE AREA BY SAT MORNING. OTHERWISE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE FORECAST REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.