000 FZNT31 KNHC 111502 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1002 AM EST MON JAN 11 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 WEAK COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS E OF THE LEEWARDS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. OTHERWISE ...GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATERS E OF 80W THROUGH THE PERIOD EXCEPT BECOMING STRONG ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DRIFTING NW TUE THEN WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WHILE MOVING BACK SE TUE NIGHT INTO WED. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 18N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 18N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N 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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY ON TUE. THE FRONT WILL THEN BEGIN TO MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT TUE NIGHT REACHING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA ON WED...AND BECOME STATIONARY AGAIN FROM NEAR 26N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON THU. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON THU NIGHT WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA ON FRI. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ENE ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A TIGHTENING GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND CENTRAL ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN PART OF THE BASIN FRI AND FRI NIGHT WITH A POSSIBILITY OF WINDS REACHING TO NEAR GALE FORCE OVER SOME PORTIONS OF THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT UNTIL EARLY MORNING... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.