000 FZNT31 KNHC 010928 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 428 AM EST THU JAN 1 2015 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 TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN TODAY WILL EXPAND EASTWARD ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND TROPICAL ATLC WATERS FRI THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. THE TRADES WILL INCREASE TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN PERSIST OFFSHORE OF COLOMBIA THROUGH MON...PULSING TO 40 KT EACH NIGHT. WINDS TO 30 KT AND SEAS 10 FT AND GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO ENCOMPASS MOST OF THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIB FRI THROUGH SUN TO PRODUCE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MARINE EVENT ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE PAST YEAR. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 18N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON 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... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON 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 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. 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. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E 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. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 27N80W WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THIS LATE BEFORE BEGINNING TO LIFT N TONIGHT AND FRI THEN BECOME DIFFUSE. A WEAK N TO S TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE E COAST OF FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...THEN DRIFT NE ON FRI AS A RIDGE BUILDS E ALONG 31N. THE RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN AND SHIFT SLIGHTLY SE SAT AND SUN TO PRODUCE STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS MOST OF AREA S OF 23N. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW WATERS AND STALL MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.