000 FZNT31 KNHC 010854 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 354 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 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 GRADIENT BETWEEN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE AND LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS CONTINUING ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON...AND STALL FROM W CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE 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 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 S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...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 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE 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 9 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 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE 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 MOVING OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST TODAY WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT...AND FROM 31N67W TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA SAT. A SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 27N79W SUN AND RACE NE ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH MON NIGHT WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT INTO THE BAHAMAS. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.