000 FZNT31 KNHC 241510 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1010 AM EST WED FEB 24 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH PERIODIC PULSES OF STRONGER WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL REACH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA BY FRIDAY. FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THIS FRONT THROUGH FRIDAY. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 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 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N... AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 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 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 8 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 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. .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 LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 20 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 20 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 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT AND PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE OVER THE E GULF WILL MOVE QUICKLY E AND OVER THE W ATLC TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME W TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE WILL OCCUR JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS EVENING AND BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 27N TONIGHT. AFTER THAT...FRESH TO STRONG W TO NW WINDS WILL PERSIST MAINLY N OF 28N BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRES WILL GRADUALLY BUILD E OVER THE W ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND WITH MAINLY MODERATE NW WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 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. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.