000 FZNT31 KNHC 082116 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 PM EST TUE MAR 8 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...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE LEE OF CUBA AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE AREA N OF 13.5N BETWEEN 64W AND 81W BY LATE TODAY AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS. FRESH TO STRONG E-NE TRADES WILL RETURN OFF THE COLOMBIAN COAST LATE TODAY AND PULSE TO GALE FORCE OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT AND THU NIGHT. THE AREA OF HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY ON FRI AND SAT...DIMINISHING THE WINDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TONIGHT...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 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... . .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TONIGHT...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 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...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 7 TO 10 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 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER N WATERS WILL DOMINATE THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THU. STRONG TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA LATER TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN FRI AND SAT...SHRINKING THE AREA OF STRONG TRADES. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W OF 70W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 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 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...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 8 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 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 5 TO 6 FT.