000 FZNT31 KNHC 161538 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1038 AM EST TUE FEB 16 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...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINING ITSELF ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL GENERATE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...AND MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS ELSEWHERE THROUGH TONIGHT. BY THU...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL STRENGTHEN WINDS IN THE NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ONCE AGAIN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. WINDS DECREASE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN AS THE HIGH WEAKENS AND DRIFTS EAST. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT 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...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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 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 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...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS TODAY WITH STRONG TO GALE FORCE S-SW WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THEN WEAKEN ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS WED NIGHT AND THU. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH ON THU...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE FRI...BUT PERSISTING S OF 25N THROUGH LATE FRI AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND SE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...W OF 70W...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W OF 70W...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.