000 FZNT31 KNHC 172012 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 312 PM EST Sat Feb 17 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 Gale Warning will remain in effect within about 90 nm of the coast of Colombia through Mon. A tight pressure gradient between a high pressure system over the western Atlantic and the Colombian/Panamanian low will continue to support pulsing winds of minimal gale-force near the coast of Colombia through the forecast period. The high pressure will be reinforcing by a stronger one on Mon. This will bring increasing winds and building seas across the east and central Caribbean, and the Tropical N Atlantic waters Mon through Wed. Fresh to strong winds are also expected through the Windward Passage. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TONIGHT...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 9 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 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TONIGHT...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 9 ft S of 18N, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...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. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft S of 18N, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .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. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...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. .SUN NIGHT...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 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 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 13 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 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. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU 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 .TONIGHT...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...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A ridge extending E to W along 27N will shift gradually N to along 28N tonight, then retract east allowing a weak cold front to move off the southeast United States on Sun. The front will quickly stall and dissipate across the northwest waters on Mon. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail north of the ridge with moderate to fresh winds expected generally south of 25N, except becoming strong along the north coast of Hispaniola and the north approach to the Windward Passage each evening. The ridge will be reinforcing by a stronger high pressure on Mon. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 70W, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TONIGHT...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 15 to 25 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. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 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 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft.