000 FZNT31 KNHC 071524 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1024 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 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 stationary front from near the Windward Passage to western Jamaica and to central Panama will gradually weaken and dissipate through Tuesday afternoon, with the remnants drifting westward through the period. Strong high pres building SE toward the U.S. Atlc coast will support gales between Jamaica and lee of Cuba through this afternoon, and through the Windward Passage just NW of front W of 70W later this morning through the afternoon. Merging NW and E swell will maintain high seas across the tropical N Atlc E of 65W and Caribbean passages through Tue. The high will shift eastward Monday through Tuesday night allowing for conditions to gradually improve over the area. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and NE 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE 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 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...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. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...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 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 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...Strong NE winds NW of a stationary front from 26N65W to near the Windward Passage will expand in coverage today as strong high pres builds southeastward towards the eastern U.S. coast. Gale force winds NW of the front to the S of the Turks and Caicos, and in the approach to the Windward Passage will persist through this evening. Conditions across the region will improve Monday through Tuesday night as the high shifts eastward and weakens. A N to S oriented trough will set up between the Bahamas and Florida waters Wednesday, and shift to the far NW waters early on Thursday. The trough is expected to move inland NE Florida and SE Georgia during Thursday. Moderate return flow will become established over the area on Thursday night, with fresh to locally strong E winds over the far southern waters from the SE the Bahamas and eastward from there. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Bahamas N of 22N ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt far SE part. Seas 7 to 10 ft ATLC Exposures, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft ATLC Exposures, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft ATLC Exposures, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft ATLC Exposures, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt within 75 nm NW of front. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except 9 to 14 ft within 75 nm NW of front. .TONIGHT...W of front, NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt, except 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm NW of front. E of front, E winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON...W of front, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. E of front, E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt behind front. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.