000 FZNT31 KNHC 161515 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1113 AM EDT THU APR 16 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...HIGH PRES EXTENDING SW ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FRESH TO STRONG TRADEWINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL INVADE THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SAT NIGHT THEN PEAK ON SUN BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE MON. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N... AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N... AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...BETWEEN 72W AND 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 80W SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...BETWEEN 72W AND 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 10 TO 20 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING ATLC RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN MORE THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SINK S ACROSS N WATERS E OF 75W THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO THE CAROLINAS BY FRI MORNING BEFORE STALLING AND DRIFTING N OUT OF AREA EARLY SAT. WEAK RIDGING WILL BUILD W ALONG 26N SAT THROUGH MON. LONG PERIOD N SWELL WILL MOVE S ACROSS THE WATERS E OF 70W OVER THE WEEKEND. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 70W...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND E 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.