000 FZNT31 KNHC 060229 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 929 PM EST MON JAN 5 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 OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH WED. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY WED...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN AREAL EXTENT THROUGH FRI 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 TUE THROUGH FRI...AND INCREASE SOME FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...S OF 18N...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...S OF 18N...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT BETWEEN 72W AND 80W. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 73W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 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 25 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT S OF 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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 7 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT 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 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 10 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 29N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS IS SHIFTING EASTWARD AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO SE. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL EARLY TUE...AND LIFT BACK N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT TUE LATE AND TUE NIGHT AHEAD OF A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE GEORGIA COAST TUE NIGHT. THIS NEXT COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO THE NW BAHAMAS ON WED...AND FROM NEAR 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY THU LATE. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE SE WATERS ON FRI AND BECOME DIFFUSE BY FRI NIGHT AS A N TO S ORIENTED TROUGH SETS UP ALONG 78W FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 30N WED NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND NW LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...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...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W... AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...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...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.