000 FZNT31 KNHC 280908 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 408 AM EST Sun Jan 28 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...Strong high pres N of area will maintain fresh to strong trades across much of the basin through Mon. Strong to minimal gale force winds are expected near the coast of Colombia every night through Thu night. Expect fresh to strong winds to the lee of Cuba and across the Windward Passage through late today, and across the tropical Atlc waters through late Mon. The next cold front will reach the NW Caribbean by Mon night, and extend from eastern Cuba to the Gulf of Honduras by Tue night. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 18N, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .MON...S of 18N, E winds 15 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 18N, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...E winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. .MON...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 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 7 to 9 ft elsewhere. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 9 ft. .TONIGHT...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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...High pressure of 1039 mb located N of area near 38N62W extends a ridge across the forecast waters producing strong to minimal gale force winds across the waters S of 24N, and fresh to strong winds elsewhere. A shearline extends along 20N. Winds are forecast to diminish below gale force later today. A deepening surface low moving across Florida into the Atlc will drag a cold front across the NW waters tonight and Mon. The front will reach from near 31N73W southwest across the NW Bahamas to the Straits of Florida on Mon night, then from 31N63W to eastern Cuba by Tue night. Strong NW winds and building seas will follow the front. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 70W, and E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.