000 FZNT31 KNHC 260918 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 418 AM EST TUE JAN 26 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 TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY THIS MORNING AND DEVELOP AGAIN TONIGHT WITH FRESH TO STRONG TRADES GRADUALLY DEVELOPING ELSEWHERE E OF 80W AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN ON WED NIGHT...REACH FROM E CUBA TO NICARAGUA LATE THU NIGHT...AND FROM HAITI TO COSTA RICA LATE FRI NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DRIFT W AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS TODAY. A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO PORT CANAVERAL FLORIDA WILL RETRACT SE AHEAD OF THE A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST ON WED. A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NE ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS ON THU DRAGGING THE COLD FRONT E TO A POSITION FROM 31N73W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON THU NIGHT...FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 25N65W TO HISPANIOLA ON SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON FRI... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N E OF 67W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.