000 FZNT31 KNHC 170252 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 952 PM 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 ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...AND MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS ELSEWHERE THROUGH WED NIGHT. BY THU NIGHT...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN A COLD FRONT N OF PUERTO RICO AND A STRONG RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE SW N ATLC W OF 67W WILL GENERATE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS IN THE NW CARIBBEAN AND ALONG THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DEVELOP S OF HISPANIOLA SAT MORNING AS THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO MOVE E AND EXTENDS INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...INCREASING TO GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN MORNING. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...E 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...S OF 18N...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 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 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA AND NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE 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 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 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .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 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 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E 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 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 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE S TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN THE NW WATERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THU AFTERNOON...BEHIND OF A REINFORCING COLD FRONT...MOVING NE OF THE REGION FRI MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTS WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS S OF 23N FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN MORNING. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W...AND S 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W OF 70W...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 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 5 TO 7 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND SE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...W OF 70W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W OF 70W...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W...THEN...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.