000 FZNT31 KNHC 180159 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 859 PM EST Mon Dec 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 stationary front from central Cuba to 19N82W to a 1015 mb low over the Gulf of Honduras will dissipate tonight, and its remnants will then move westward as a trough that will reach the Yucatan Peninsula by Tue evening. Fresh to strong winds will prevail 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. The next cold front is forecast to enter the NW Caribbean by Thu morning and extend from eastern Cuba to Jamaica to Costa Rica by Fri evening. The front will then stall across the Windward Passage to the SW Caribbean and dissipate Sat. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S of 18N, E winds 10 to 15 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 5 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TONIGHT...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 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 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 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TONIGHT...E winds 20 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 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. 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 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TONIGHT...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 15 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 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N ATLC including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N59W to the southern Bahamas then is stationary to north-central Cuba. The cold front will push E and extend from 24N65W to NE of the Turks and Caicos by Tue evening. The western portion of the front is forecast to lift northward Wed and dissipate ahead of the next cold front entering the NW waters Thu afternoon. Expect strong to gale force winds and building seas mainly across the waters N of the Bahamas Thu afternoon through Sat morning as the cold front moves across the region. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...SW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 70W, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 70W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 70W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .FRI...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Bahamas N of 22N .TONIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt 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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TONIGHT...W of 70W, NW 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 W of 70W, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 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 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. 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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.