000 FZNT31 KNHC 182102 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 402 PM EST Tue Dec 18 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...Fresh to strong winds will continue across the south- central Caribbean through Sun, increasing to near gale force along the coast of Colombia each night. A frontal trough will drift NW and gradually dissipate over the NW Caribbean through early Wed. Strong southerly flow will then develop across the W Caribbean on Wed night ahead of a cold front entering the NW Caribbean on Thu. The front will reach from the Windward Passage to Nicaragua during the upcoming weekend. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 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 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE 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 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 5 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 18N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN 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 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. 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 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 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. 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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 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 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 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...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. .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. .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. 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. .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 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 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN 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 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 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. .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. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N ATLC including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...Remnants of a stationary front from 25N65W to E Cuba will drift NW on Wed and Thu. Strong southerly flow will develop N of the Bahamas early Thu increasing to minimal gale force late Thu ahead and behind of a strong cold front on Thu night and Fri. The front will reach from 29N65W to Hispaniola on Sat night with associated winds diminishing to 20 kt or less. Large seas will subside from the W into early next week. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 70W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .WED...E winds 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 9 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 15 to 20 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TONIGHT...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 5 to 7 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 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TONIGHT...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.