000 FZNT31 KNHC 231930 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1022 AM EST TUE FEB 23 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...WEAKENING HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY MODERATE TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH MID WEEK EXCEPT FOR PULSES OF STRONGER WINDS OFF COLOMBIA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY WED NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS BY EARLY THU EVENING AS IT WEAKENS. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS BY LATE FRI. MODERATE TO FRESH N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THU THROUGH SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN... SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 5 TO 7 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 15 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 15 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 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 8 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 5 TO 7 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED AS LOW PRES QUICKLY DEEPENS OVER TEXAS AND TRACKS NE TO WELL TO NW OF THE REGION. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRES WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY TO INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS THROUGH WED. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE EASTWARD AND REACH FROM 31N69W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY LATE THU...AND STALL FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WITH RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT N OF 27N WED NIGHT INTO THU. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH WINDS REACH GALE FORCE JUST N OF THE AREA. STRONG TSTMS WITH WINDS GUSTS POSSIBLY TO GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY TO PRECEDED THE FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS N OF 27N WILL DIMINISH SOME THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON...AND FURTHER ON SAT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT E OF 78W. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.