000 FZNT31 KNHC 240900 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 400 AM EST Mon Dec 24 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...Strong trade winds will continue across the S central Caribbean through Fri night, increasing to minimal gale force along the NW coast of Colombia at night. A frontal trough extending from eastern Cuba to Nicaragua will slowly dissipate tonight. Fresh to locally strong NE flow will continue in the NW Caribbean through this Eve. Easterly winds will increase across the entire region Wed through Fri as strong high pressure builds over the W Atlantic. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 17N W of 87W, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 17N W of 87W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to W 5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S of 17N W of 87W, W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 17N W of 87W, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt S of 18N, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT NIGHT... .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Offshore Leeward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 15N to 19N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .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 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 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE 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. Synopsis for the the SW N ATLC including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extending from 25N65W across the southern Bahamas to eastern Cuba will weaken and drift NW Mon and Tue. Easterly winds will increase across the entire region Wed and Thu as strong high pressure builds over the W Atlantic. Winds will diminish N of 22N Fri and Fri night as the high weakens. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft ATLC Exposures, and 3 ft or less elsewhere. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 70W, and NE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.