000 FZNT31 KNHC 190215 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 915 PM 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 AND SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY MON. THEN THE AREAL COVERAGE OF THESE WINDS WILL EXTEND TO THE EASTERN BASIN THROUGH WED MORNING. A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT WILL STALL AND THEN ITS TAIL WILL RETROGRADE TO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING N OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS OVER FORECAST WATERS THROUGH WED. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COLOMBIA COAST SUN...LIKELY CONTINUING THROUGH WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...AND NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .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 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED 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 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. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE FORECAST AREA CONTINUES TO RETREAT EASTWARD TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUN...THEN TAIL BECOMES STATIONARY OVER THE BAHAMAS BEFORE DISSIPATING MONDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND NW 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 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 4 TO 6 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. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 W OF 70W...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 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. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED 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 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 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 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.