000 FZNT31 KNHC 031538 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1038 AM EST SAT JAN 3 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...GALE FORCE TRADES WILL CONTINUE WITHIN 240 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH MODERATELY IN AREAL EXTENT THROUGH WED NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH MON NIGHT...THEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON TUE AND TUE NIGHT AS THE ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS E OF THE REGION. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 18N...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 15.5N BETWEEN 76W AND 78W. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF 18N...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF 18N...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...S OF 18N...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT S OF 18N...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 18N... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .SUN...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SUN 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. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N OF 10.5N BETWEEN 76W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 10.5 BETWEEN 76W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 10.5N BETWEEN 76W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...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 11 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. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED 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 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT LATE. 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE IMPACTS MUCH OF THE SW N ATLC WATERS WITH AXIS EXTENDING FROM 31N70W SW TO THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ON SUN NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SLOWLY SE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA MON...THEN STALL FROM BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND EXTREME SE FLORIDA EARLY TUE. THERE THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT ON WED AND MOVE N OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE TO NW PORTIONS TUE NIGHT AND MEANDER THERE W OF 70W THROUGH WED NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.