000 FZNT31 KNHC 041528 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1028 AM EST FRI MAR 4 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 OFF THE COLOMBIAN COAST WILL DIMINISH TO A MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE DURING THE DAYTIME AND EARLY EVENING HOURS THROUGH SUN MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING...WITH A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE RETURNING TUE NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SW N ATLC AND ACROSS THE NW AND N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA N OF 15N W OF 68W BY TUE NIGHT AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. SEAS 6 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT S OF 18N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS NW WATERS...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF NEAR GALE TO GALE SW WINDS N OF 29N THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N68W THROUGH THE N BAHAMAS TO NEAR MIAMI THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING FROM 27N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING S OVER THE ENTIRE BASIN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND N LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.