000 FZNT31 KNHC 181420 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 920 AM EST FRI DEC 18 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 PREVAIL IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NW WATERS THROUGH SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING N OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER FORECAST WATERS THROUGH TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN N OF COLOMBIA SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 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 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E 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 12 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N 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 15 TO 25 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 15 TO 25 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 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 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 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 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 25 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE FORECAST AREA WILL RETREAT EASTWARD TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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...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 25 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 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.