000 FZNT31 KNHC 170228 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 928 PM EST Sun Dec 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...A stationary front is over the NW Caribbean extending from central Cuba to a 1015 mb low pressure center near 16N84W to Nicaragua coastal waters where it starts to dissipate. Fresh to locally strong N winds are W of the front over the Gulf of Honduras and will prevail through Mon when the front will dissipate. A surface trough, remnants of the front, will then move west and inland the Yucatan Peninsula on Tue. Fresh to strong winds will persist across the south-central Caribbean through the forecast period, with the strongest winds near the coast of Colombia reaching near gale force mainly at night. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .MON...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TONIGHT...E winds 20 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 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 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 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. 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 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N ATLC including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 30N69W across the central Bahamas to north-central Cuba. The front will push E and extend from 28N65W to the southern Bahamas by Mon evening, stall from 24N65W to the central Bahamas Tue evening and dissipate over the SE waters early on Wed. Expect strong to near gale S winds and building seas across the waters N of the Bahamas on Thu. Winds will increase to gale force Thu night through Fri morning as a low pressure system deepens over the SE of United States dragging a cold front over the region. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and SW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...W of 70W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds less than 10 kt W of 70W, and SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 70W, N winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.