000 FZNT31 KNHC 180242 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 942 PM EST THU DEC 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PREVAIL IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON WHEN THESE WINDS EXTEND TO THE EASTERN BASIN. WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL APPROACH NEAR-GALE TO GALE FORCE WINDS LATE SAT THROUGH TUE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SATURDAY EXTENDING FROM WESTERN CUBA TO WESTERN HONDURAS...THEN WILL STALL SAT BEFORE RETROGRADING INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO EARLY SUN. NE TO E SWELLS WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS FRI THROUGH EARLY MON. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 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. .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. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 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 20 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 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF NE FLORIDA FRI MORNING WILL REACH FROM 30N69W TO WESTERN CUBA SAT MORNING...FROM 30N59W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN MORNING...THEN STALL FROM 30N50W TO NE FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS MON MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE THAT DAY. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL BE AHEAD OF THE FRONT FRI TO SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...VEERING NORTHEAST TO EAST SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...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...N 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...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 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.