000 FZNT31 KNHC 160225 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 925 PM EST TUE DEC 15 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 OCCASIONALLY STRONG TRADES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED WITH HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE SUBTROPICAL ATLC TO THE N OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD S OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC LATE THIS WEEK WHICH WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT BEFORE STALLING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL HONDURAS SUN. STRONG TO POSSIBLY NEAR GALE FORCE N TO NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF THE FRONT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...VARIABLE 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. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN...BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 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. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 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 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ALONG ROUGHLY 30N TONIGHT BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA EARLY WED...LEAVING WEAK HIGH PRES IN PLACE NE OF THE BAHAMAS. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST THU AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT AND FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE SUN. FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT N OF 29N WITH FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND W 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 70W...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...SHIFTING TO E. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W OF 70W...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. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.