000 FZNT31 KNHC 052100 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 PM EST TUE JAN 5 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NW HONDURAS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS E TO A POSITION FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO EASTERN HONDURAS LATE THU...THEN DISSIPATES THU NIGHT. MODERATE TRADE WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH SAT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO STRONG ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN... DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND NW LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 18N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S OF 18N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE 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 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 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. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...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 6 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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN 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 .TONIGHT...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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 15 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. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO 24N71W THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY TO A WEAK LOW PRES OVER CUBA AT 22N79W. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS EARLY WED DRAGGING THE FRONT N AS A WARM FRONT. THE LOW WILL TURN NE REACHING NEAR 27N74W ON WED NIGHT WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVER THE N QUADRANT OF THE LOW. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO PASS 31N69W EARLY ON THU NIGHT AND PASS NEAR BERMUDA LATE THU NIGHT WHILE TRAILING A COLD FRONT S TO HISPANIOLA ON THU AND FROM 25N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE ON FRI. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ON ON SAT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST ON SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 69W AND 72W EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE 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...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...SE 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 10 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 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.