512 FZNT31 KNHC 021520 OFFN20 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1020 AM EST Tue Feb 2 2021 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 Atlantic from 07N to 19N between 55W and 64W .SYNOPSIS...Fresh northerly winds follow a cold front that extends from eastern Cuba to near Cabo Gracias a Dios, Nicaragua. These winds are funneling into the SW Caribbean along Nicaragua offshore waters, and will reach near gale force by this evening. Winds will start to diminish in the SW Caribbean Wed morning as the front stalls from Hispaniola to Costa Rica before dissipating Wed night. Fresh to locally strong trade winds in the south- central Caribbean will expand to the north-central part of the basin and the Windward Passage Thu and prevail through Sat night. Otherwise, long-period N swell over the NE Caribbean passages and the Tropical N Atlantic will start to subside today. NW Caribbean W of 85W .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Caribbean N of 15N between 72W and 85W .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 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 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. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Caribbean from 11N to 15N W of 72W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt within 90 nm of coast of Colombia, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. SW Caribbean S of 11N .TODAY...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Caribbean between 64W and 72W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...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. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Venezuela, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .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 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Offshore Windward Islands and adjacent ATLC waters from 07N to 15N W of 55W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Synopsis for the the SW N Atlantic including the Bahamas .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extending from 31N67W to eastern Cuba will reach from 26N65W to Haiti tonight, and from 24N65W to Dominican Republic on Wed, then stall over the SE waters on Thu before dissipating on Thu night. Strong W to NW winds, with frequent gusts to gale force follow the front while gale force SW winds are blowing ahead of the front. A reinforcing cold front will maintain gale conditions, mainly ahead of the front through tonight. Then, fresh to strong winds are expected over the north waters on Wed, diminishing to 20 kt or less by Wed night. Long period northerly swell in the wake of the front will propagate across the forecast waters and the Caribbean passages through Thu. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N W of 77W .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 27N to 31N between 65W and 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt W of 70W, and SW 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt W of 70W, and SW 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 12 to 17 ft W of 70W, and 15 to 20 ft elsewhere. .WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft W of 70W, and 13 to 18 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. W of 70W, seas 8 to 11 ft. Elsewhere, seas 11 to 16 ft, subsiding to 10 to 13 ft after midnight. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Bahamas N of 22N .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. ATLC waters from 22N to 27N between 65W and the Bahamas ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt W of 70W, and W 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. ATLC waters S of 22N W of 65W .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 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 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. ATLC waters from 19N to 22N between 55W and 65W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.