000 FZNT31 KNHC 161411 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 911 AM EST Fri Feb 16 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 to near gale force trades are expected across the central and southwest Caribbean through the weekend, with nocturnal gale force conditions along the northwest coast of Colombia. Fresh to locally strong trades are forecast elsewhere across the Caribbean with strong east winds forecast to develop across the east Caribbean and tropical waters on Sat night, with these conditions then continuing through the middle of next week. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 18N, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 18N, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 18N, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 18N, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 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 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 12 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 12 to 16 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 12 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 12 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 12 to 16 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 14 to 18 ft in NE to E swell. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft after midnight. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. 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 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 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 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...An east to west ridge along 27N will shift north to along 29N on Sat night, then retract east allowing a weak cold front to move off the southeast United States on Sun. The front will quickly stall and then dissipate across the northwest waters on Mon. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail north of 25N, with moderate to fresh winds expected south of 25N, except becoming strong along the north coast of Hispaniola and the north approach to the Windward Passage each evening. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...W of 70W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 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 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...W of 70W, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 70W, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. 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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.