000 FZNT31 KNHC 192112 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 412 PM EST Wed Dec 19 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 Mon, increasing to near gale force along the NW coast of Colombia each night. Strong southerly flow will develop across the W Caribbean overnight ahead of a cold front entering the Yucatan Channel on Thu. The front will reach from the Windward Passage to southern Nicaragua by Sat morning, then stall and gradually dissipate through Sun. Strong northerly winds are expected behind the front on Fri, increasing to near gale force along Nicaragua coast on Fri into Sat. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TONIGHT...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 S of 18N, and S 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt S of 18N, and W 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 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. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E 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 E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...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. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TONIGHT...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...NW 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 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 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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. .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 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .FRI...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. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON 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. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 15 kt. Seas 5 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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 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 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. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N ATLC including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...The remnants of a front will lift N across the central waters through Thu with strong southerly flow developing N of the Bahamas early Thu, with these strong to near gale force winds spreading S to 22N while increasing to minimal gale force of 24N late Thu on both sides of a strong cold front moving off the SE United States coast. The front will reach from 30N75W to central Cuba on Fri, and from Bermuda to the Windward Passage on Sat. Strong to near gale force winds are expected across the Straits of Florida, the northern and the central Bahamas Thu and Fri. Winds will diminish from the W on Sat with seas less than 8 ft on Sun night. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI...SW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 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 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt W of 70W, and SE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. W of 70W, seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft after midnight. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 25 to 35 kt W of 70W, and S 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. W of 70W, seas 10 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 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 in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Bahamas N of 22N ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 to 35 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt W of 70W, and SE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft W of 70W, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. 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. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TONIGHT...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 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 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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 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 5 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 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.