000 FZNT31 KNHC 180847 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 347 AM EST FRI DEC 18 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES PREVAIL IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BY EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NW WATERS THROUGH SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE FORECAST WATERS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N 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 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PREVAILS OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT EASTWARD TODAY ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TODAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS AND E OF THE AREA SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND PREVAIL THROUGH TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND NW 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.