000 FZNT31 KNHC 080902 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 502 AM EDT TUE APR 8 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 TO NEAR GALE FORCE SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO NEAR GALE NORTHERLY FLOW. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO STALL FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER EARLY THU...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE FRI AND SAT. HIGH PRES N OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG FLOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...WITH THE AREA OF STRONG TRADE WINDS SHRINKING BRIEFLY WED AND EARLY THU THEN EXPANDING AND INCREASING TO GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY FRI MORNING AND EARLY SAT MORNING. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY FRI AND EARLY SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...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 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS LATER THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY WED...AND FROM NEAR 30N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY THU. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 25N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI AND SAT. A RIDGE WILL STRETCH FROM BERMUDA SW TO THE GEORGIA/NE FLORIDA BORDER WAKE OF THE FRONT INTO SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...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 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.