000 FZNT31 KNHC 311427 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 927 AM EST THU DEC 31 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...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA AND LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA...THROUGH EARLY FRI MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS MON NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...S OF 18N...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 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 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. 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 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI MORNING...AND FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA SAT MORNING. A SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN AS THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO THE LOW NEAR 27N79W TO S FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO LOW PRES NEAR 29N76W TO SOUTH FLORIDA MON MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA MON NIGHT WITH THE FRONT REACHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.