000 FZNT31 KNHC 150918 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 418 AM EST SUN FEB 15 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...A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL DRIVE STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING LATE NIGHT HOURS TONIGHT AND MON NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED...REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WED AND WED NIGHT AND FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WAKE OF THE FRONT USHERING IN FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS ACROSS THAT PORTION OF THE SEA. LARGE NW SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE THROUGH THU WHILE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND IT N OF 29N. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE AND S PORTIONS MON AND MON NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NW WATERS MON NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE TUE...LIE FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA WED NIGHT AND FROM 25N65W TO HISPANIOLA NEAR 20N70W THU NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 30N DURING THE DAY TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. W OF 70W...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT... BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 70W...SEAS 12 TO 17 FT... SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. .MON...W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF 70W...AND 14 TO 19 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...W OF 70W...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THE EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W... AND 11 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT TO 35 KT N OF 30N E OF 73W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 10 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.