000 FZNT31 KNHC 181437 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 937 AM EST WED FEB 18 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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE E GULF OF HONDURAS EARLY THU...THEN STALL FROM HISPANIOLA TO SE NICARAGUA EARLY FRI GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL RETURN NIGHTLY ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA OVER THE WEEKEND. LARGE NW SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG TRADES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS AND E CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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 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 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO THE BAHAMA CHANNEL WILL REACH FROM 31N67W TO E CUBA TONIGHT...PASS THROUGH BERMUDA AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON THU...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF HISPANIOLA ON FRI. THE POST FRONTAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BRIEFLY TO MINIMAL GALE TONIGHT ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 30N. A RIDGE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE AREA ALONG 27N ON FRI...GRADUALLY BECOME ORIENTATED FROM 31N72W TO PORT CANAVERAL ON SUN...THEN SHIFT S ON SUN NIGHT ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT W OF 70W... AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.