000 FZNT31 KNHC 121418 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 AM EDT THU MAR 12 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...PERSISTENT RIDGING N OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TRADEWINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH SUN. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS REMAINDER OF AREA. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE 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 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE E TO W ALONG 29N. THE HIGH TO THE N STRENGTENS FRI AND SE WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE NW PORTION FRI AND FRI NIGHT. THE WEAKENS AND MOVES EASTWARD SAT AND WINDS DECREASE. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA SAT AND ACROSS THE NE PORTION SUN AND E OF THE AREA MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.