000 FZNT31 KNHC 100855 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 355 AM EST THU MAR 10 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...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED N OF AREA AND LOWER PRES OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO HAS BROUGHT STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS TO MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FRI NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE S COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THROUGH THIS MORNING AND ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH SUNRISE SAT. THE AREA OF HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN BY FRI AND SHIFT W BEFORE BUILDING EASTWARD AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL ATLC. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 73W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 10N E OF 77W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 10N E OF 77W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 15N W OF 69W EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5 TO 7 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 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER N WATERS WILL DOMINATE THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA THROUGH FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN FRI AND SHIFT W BEFORE BUILDING EASTWARD AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL ATLC. A SERIES OF TROUGHS WILL MOVE THROUGH NW WATERS LATE SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 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 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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 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 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.