000 FZNT31 KNHC 071526 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1026 AM EST MON MAR 7 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...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND THE NW AND N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LEE OF CUBA AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TODAY AND WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE AREA N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 64W AND 81W BY LATE TUE AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS. FRESH TO STRONG E-NE TRADES WILL RETURN OFF THE COLOMBIAN COAST BY TUE AND PULSE AS HIGH AS GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT AND THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT ON FRI...DIMINISHING THE WINDS SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. 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 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...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 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A REINFORCING COLD FRONT CURRENTLY STRETCHES FROM 26N65W TO W CUBA NEAR 20N74W. HIGH PRES TRAILS THE FRONT ACROSS THE W WATERS AND WILL BUILD S-SE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THU. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS SE OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE N WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NE WATERS WILL SHIFT E LATE TODAY. STRONG TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA TUE THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE HIGH PRES WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT W OF 70W...AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 10 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...AND 9 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...W OF 70W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.