000 FZNT31 KNHC 170831 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 331 AM EST WED FEB 17 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 IN THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...AND MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS ELSEWHERE THROUGH TONIGHT. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT N OF THE AREA WILL FUNNEL STRONG NE WINDS THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND SW OF CUBA INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI THROUGH SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DEVELOP S OF HISPANIOLA SAT MORNING AS THE RIDGE MOVES E. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 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 4 TO 6 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 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 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 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...EXCEPT TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 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 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 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 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 7 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 15 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. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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 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 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE REGION FROM 31N72W THROUGH THE BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD TO EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA THU...FROM 28N60W TO HISPANIOLA FRI...AND NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 22N60W TO THE MONA PASSAGE SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THU AFTERNOON BEHIND OF A REINFORCING COLD FRONT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS S OF 23N FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN MORNING. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...W OF 70W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND NW 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E 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 .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 .TODAY...W OF 70W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND N 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 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 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 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 15 TO 25 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 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 6 TO 9 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.