000 FZNT31 KNHC 041347 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 847 AM EST MON JAN 4 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...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION EXCEPT THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI...WITH HIGHEST WINDS ALONG COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA NEAR VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA. A COLD FRONT FROM THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS LATER TODAY...THEN WEAKEN FROM EASTERN CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS TUE...AND DISSIPATE WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 31N72W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS TONIGHT AND PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE...BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY AS A SHEAR LINE WED FROM E OF TURKS AND CAICOS TO EASTERN CUBA. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS N OF THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH WED. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WED AND WED NIGHT IN THE BAHAMAS...LIFT NE AND DEEPEN THU AND THU NIGHT...AND PASS NE OF THE AREA FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT..VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND SW 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND W 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.