000 FZNT31 KNHC 100230 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT WED APR 9 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...A STRONG STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM EASTERN CUBA NEAR 20N78W TO THE NICARAGUA/COSTA RICA BORDER NEAR 10.5N83W WITH FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG EASTERN HONDURAS AND THE COAST OF NICARAGUA BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED FROM NEAR THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA TO NE COSTA RICA BY THU MORNING... WEAKENING AND BECOMING DIFFUSE WHILE SHIFTING BACK TO THE NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES N OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG FLOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN INCREASING TO GALE FORCE NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THU LATE... CONTINUING TO PULSE TO GALE EACH NIGHT INTO EARLY MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST SAT MORNING. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT E 80W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA NEAR 21N75W WILL STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 25N65W TO NEAR THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA THU MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY LIFT TO THE NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SAT. A RIDGE WILL STRETCH FROM BERMUDA SW TO THE GEORGIA/NE FLORIDA BORDER IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT INTO SAT...THEN WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.