000 FZNT31 KNHC 050247 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 947 PM 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 BREEZE NE TO E TRADES IN THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN OFF THE COLOMBIAN COAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUN. THEY WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE LATE SUN TO TUE MORNING. A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE WILL RETURN TO THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE TUE AND WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SW N ATLC AND ACROSS THE NW AND N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY TUE AND WED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA N OF 15N W OF 68W BY TUE AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...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 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...STRONG BREEZE SOUTHERLY FLOW PREVAILS ACROSS NE WATERS TONIGHT AHEAD OF A EASTWARD MOVING COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 26N80W. THE FRONT WILL BE FROM NEAR 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT EVENING AND DISSIPATE ON SUN. 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 THROUGH WED. NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD REACH STRONG BREEZE ALONG WITH 12 FT SEAS OVER N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS MON AND TUE BEFORE DIMINISHING ON WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 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 11 FT. .SUN...W OF 70W...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W OF 70W...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.