000 FZNT31 KNHC 250139 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 939 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS THROUGH THE PERIOD. FRESH TRADES EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ON THU AND FRI...THEN DIMINISHING TO MODERATE TRADES ON SAT. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS ON WED AND THU NIGHTS. FRESH TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY LATE FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY ON SAT...FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR 17N88W BY EARLY SAT NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM HAITI TO NEAR 17N86W SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH NE WINDS INCREASING TO FRESH SPEEDS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE... VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E 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 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 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN 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 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO 26N73W...THEN BECOMES DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT TO SE FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT PORTION WILL REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS ON WED...THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARDS ON THU AND FRI. EASTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG ACROSS THE SUBTROPICAL WATERS ON WED NIGHT AND THU AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE NW PORTION ON FRI. THIS NEXT COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY ON SAT... AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THIS FRONT WITH MAINLY MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE FORECAST WATERS. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...NE 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 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.