000 FZNT31 KNHC 150901 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 501 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 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 WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL N OF THE REGION INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS ELSEWHERE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 25N-27N WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT E FRI INTO THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT. LARGE NE SWELL WILL SPREAD FROM THE N CENTRAL ATLC ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS WED THROUGH FRI. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...W OF 70W...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 70W...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND NW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 70W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.