000 FZNT31 KNHC 200909 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 509 AM EDT THU MAR 20 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...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY TODAY AS WELL AS LATE THU NIGHT AND EARLY FRI MORNING. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH HIGHEST WINDS OCCURRING NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH WINDS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT A GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE 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...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...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. .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 4 TO 6 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 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR 23N75W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY ACROSS THE NORTHERN COAST OF WESTERN CUBA. A SECOND...WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE N PORTION FRI AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT WHICH WILL DISSIPATE FROM 27N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY SAT. HIGH PRES MOVING E JUST N OF THE AREA WILL DOMINATE THE REGION SAT AND SUN. A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO MON...STRETCHING FROM 31N65W TO 28N81W BY LATE MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.