000 FZNT31 KNHC 170916 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 516 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 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...VERY ACTIVE CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 88W-89W WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN W OF 80W THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS THE WAVE MOVES W ACROSS NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA...SOUTHERN MEXICO AND THEN EPAC WATERS. WITH A NEW FRONT EXTENDING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF AHEAD OF A STRONG HIGH...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE NW CARIBBEAN HAS INCREASED...THUS SUPPORTING A STRONG BREEZE IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING. FRESH TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG TRADES WILL PULSE IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN EACH NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT... DIMINISHING WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N66W SW TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS NEAR 25N76W WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY SUNDAY MORNING. A STRONG HIGH CENTERED IN IOWA AND BUILDING S ACROSS THE GULF WILL DRIFT ESE TODAY PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE NW BASIN LATE TODAY THROUGH MON MORNING...RESULTING IN A TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE BASIN. A LONG FETCH OF NE TO ENE WINDS WILL ENTER THE AREA NW OF FRONT AND INTO FLORIDA COASTLINE...THROUGH THE STRAITS AND WESTERN PORTION OF THE GREAT BAHAMA BANK. GOOD POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF 30 KT WINDS WITH GALE WARNING FORCE GUSTS BETWEEN 72W AND FLORIDA MON MORNING WITH MAX SEAS BUILDING TO 10-13 FT. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND N 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.