000 FZNT31 KNHC 170216 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1016 PM EDT WED MAR 16 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...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE AND BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER COLOMBIA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ALONG THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA AND THE NW COAST OF VENEZUELA THROUGH MON NIGHT. MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN EVENING AND STALL ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN ON MON. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N W OF 87W...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...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 5 TO 7 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. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...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 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL PASS E ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 27N THROUGH FRI. A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NE ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA ON SAT NIGHT AND DRAG A COLD FRONT OFF THE FLORIDA COAST EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN NIGHT...AND FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA ON MON. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND NW 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND W 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .OVERNIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 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. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...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...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.