000 FZNT31 KNHC 090910 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 410 AM EST WED DEC 9 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SW ALONG THE NW COAST OF CUBA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 20N86W. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE LOW SE TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY E OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AS ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS. THEN THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO FINALLY WEAKEN TO A TROUGH ON THU...WITH THE TROUGH LINGERING ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH AT LEAST FRI. HIGH PRES NE OF AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE AERIAL EXTENT AND STRENGTH OF THE TRADES WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .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 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. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE 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 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN... DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 7 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. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...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. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE BASIN NEAR 31N66W THEN CONTINUES SW ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WHERE IT BECOMES A PERSISTENT STATIONARY FRONT. A LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS BY THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY TO THE NE DRAGGING THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL FINALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. HIGH PRES WILL THEN DOMINATE THE REGION SAT AND SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...W OF 70W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND W 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 70W...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN... BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...W OF 70W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 70W...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 70W...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.