000 FZNT31 KNHC 191537 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1037 AM EST FRI FEB 19 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 BUILDING ACROSS THE SE U.S. AND SW N ATLANTIC IS RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS FUNNELING THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND SW OF CUBA INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. STRONG WINDS IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI AND SAT NIGHT BEFORE REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE EACH NIGHT SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 9 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N ...GALE WARNING FRI NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 76W. 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 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE 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 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 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 LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. 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 5 TO 7 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE 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 FROM 25N65W SW TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND WILL MERGE WITH THE FIRST COLD FRONT LATER TODAY. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 22N59W TO PUERTO RICO SAT... AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 22N57W TO THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS NEAR 18N64W BY SUN. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST THROUGH SAT MORNING IN THE WAKE OF THE MERGING FRONTS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ANCHOR ALONG 30N AND SUPPORT DECREASING MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS WITHIN THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGING SUN THROUGH TUE. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.