000 FZNT31 KNHC 020915 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 415 AM EST WED MAR 2 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E TRADES IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN BECOME FRESH IN INTENSITY THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TO MODERATE NE TRADES SUN. MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 18N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 18N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE 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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E 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 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 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. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT E OF THE THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S COAST AND NW PORTION THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N66W TO 26N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY THU...AND FROM NEAR 29N65W TO 25N72W AND STATIONARY TO 24N75W FRI WITH ITS WESTERN PORTION LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT N OF THE BAHAMAS. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SE U.S. COAST THU NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE NW PORTION. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO VERO BEACH FRI...AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 28N65W TO 25N67W SAT...AND DISSIPATE BY SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W OF 70W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW...THEN... SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 70W...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN...BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 6 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 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.