000 FZNT31 KNHC 241447 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 947 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 northwest coast of Colombia at night. A trough extending from the Windward Passage to 16N78W will slowly dissipate through this evening. Fresh to locally strong northeast flow will continue in the northwest Caribbean through this evening. Easterly winds will increase across the entire region Wed through Fri as strong high pressure builds over the western Atlantic. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .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 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 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 WED NIGHT...THU NIGHT AND FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 13 ft within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and 8 to 12 ft elsewhere. .TUE...E winds 20 to 30 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, seas 9 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except 9 to 14 ft within 90 nm of coast of Colombia. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt from 11N to 12.5N between 74W and 75W. Seas 9 to 14 ft, except 11 to 16 ft from 11N to 12.5N between 7W and 75W. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt from 11N to 12N between 74W and 75W. Seas 9 to 14 ft, except 10 to 15 ft from 11N to 12N between 74W and 75W. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt Gulf of Venezuela, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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. 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 extends from near 25N65W to 23N71W, where it becomes a warm front to near 22N78W. The warm front will lift northward through Tue night while weakening. The stationary portion will also weaken through Tue night. Easterly winds will increase across the entire region Wed and Thu as strong high pressure builds over the western Atlantic. Seas will build with these winds over most sections of the area. Winds will diminish and seas will subside north of 22N Fri and Fri night as the gradient associated with the high weakens. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W .TODAY...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft W of 70W, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 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.