000 FZNT31 KNHC 170230 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM EST WED DEC 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PREVAIL IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SPREADING AND EXPANDING WESTWARD THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT EXTENDING FROM EASTERN CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS SAT NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. NE TO E SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 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 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...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 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON 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 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 9 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NE OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT EAST THU AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY SAT...THEN STALL FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SUN MORNING BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE MON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...VEERING EAST BY LATE SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...SE 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 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...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 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. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...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...E 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...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.