000 FZNT31 KNHC 261527 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1027 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...WEST ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG 33N PRODUCING A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION YIELDING FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TODAY. MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TONIGHT WITH FRESH TO STRONG TRADES GRADUALLY SPREADING ELSEWHERE E OF 80W THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. NW SWELL WILL PREVAIL ACROSS TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THU EVENING AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS FRI MORNING...AND FROM E COAST OF CUBA TO NE NICARAGUA SAT MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL 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 S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. 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 20 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 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 6 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 5 TO 7 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 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...N TO NE SWELL WILL DOMINATE AREA WATERS THROUGH EARLY WED. A FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT W AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY. W ATLC RIDGE EXTENDS FROM JUST N OF BERMUDA WESTWARD ALONG 33N AND WILL SHIFT SE AHEAD OF 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 31N77W TO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA THU EVENING...FROM 31N72W TO 23N80W FRI MORNING...AND FROM 26N65W TO E COAST OF CUBA SAT MORNING...WHERE IT WILL BEGIN TO STALL. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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...W OF 70W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE 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...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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. 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 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 20 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 FT.