000 FZNT31 KNHC 171419 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1019 AM EDT THU MAR 17 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 STRETCH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY MON EVENING. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 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. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 9 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 FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE ATLC ON SAT NIGHT AND DRAG A COLD FRONT OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W THROUGH PALM BEACH FLORIDA TO THE DRY TORTUGAS ON SUN EVENING...AND FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22N78W ON MON EVENING. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 70W...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.