000 FZNT31 KNHC 250908 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 408 AM EST THU FEB 25 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...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN AND EXTENDS FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT WHICH IS FORECAST TO A REACH A POSITION FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS THIS EVENING... FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR CABO GRACIAS A DIOS NICARAGUA BY FRIDAY EVENING...AND FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N83W BY SAT EVENING...WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...PARTICULARLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 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 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NW PART OF THE AREA AND CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM 31N77W TO JUST OFF SE FLORIDA AND WESTERN CUBA. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE NOTED AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 27N PER THE MOST RECENT SCATTEROMETER DATA WITH GALE FORCE WINDS JUST N OF AREA. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE EAST REACHING A POSITION FROM 31N68W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA THIS EVENING...FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI EVENING...AND FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA BY SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL GRADUALLY BUILD E ACROSS THE SW N ATLC DURING THE WEEKEND WITH MAINLY MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT W OF 70W...AND W 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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...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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.