000 FZNT31 KNHC 131501 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1101 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 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...ATLC RIDGING N OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH LOW PRES OVER NW COLOMBIA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH SUN. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH EARLY SUN. FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE THIS WEEKEND. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE 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 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 27N65W TO NE FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES S REACHING FROM 23N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS ON SAT...THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS THE WATERS S OF 23N ON SUN. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN MORNING. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE SUN NIGHT...AND FROM 25N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON MON...THEN WASH OUT ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY NEXT WEEK. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.