000 FZNT31 KNHC 172104 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 404 PM 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 SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WITH NEAR GALE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA SW TO THE CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE THU MORNING WHILE THE PORTION IN THE SW N ATLC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E JUST N OF THE GREATER ANTILLES. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL FUNNEL FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE...S OF CUBA AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DEVELOP S OF HISPANIOLA SAT MORNING CONTINUING THROUGH MON 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 THROUGH SAT MORNING...PULSING AGAIN SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN MORNING. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .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 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OFF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OFF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OFF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OFF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OFF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OFF COLOMBIA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON 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 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 5 TO 7 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE REGION FROM 30N69W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA COAST NEAR 21N77W. THE FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD AND EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO NORTHERN HISPANIOLA THU AFTERNOON...AND FROM 31N56W TO PUERTO RICO NE ADJACENT WATERS SAT AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THU MORNING THROUGH SAT MORNING BEHIND A REINFORCING COLD FRONT AND STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND IT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 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. .MON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .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 20 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND N 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. 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...NE 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .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 15 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .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 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.