000 FZNT31 KNHC 200242 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 942 PM EST WED FEB 19 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 HIGH PRES N OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH A SMALL POCKET OF GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. EASTERLY TRADE WIND SWELL WILL MAINTAIN SEAS AT OR ABOVE 8 FT ACROSS MOST OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS S OF 22N E OF 65W THROUGH THE PERIOD. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .THU...S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .FRI...S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...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 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL FROM NEAR 31N78W TO 30N81W SAT. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT N OF THE AREA SUN. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL PUSH THE FRONT RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 28N SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE 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 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.