000 FZNT31 KNHC 172034 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 434 PM 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 ALONG THE NW COAST OF VENEZUELA THROUGH MON NIGHT...WITH WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. STRONG TRADES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS EACH NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN EVENING AND STRETCH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS LATE MON...THEN WASH OUT THROUGH AS FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS DOMINATE THE W CARIBBEAN. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 18N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .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 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE 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 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .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 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .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 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE 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 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE 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 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 NIGHT. A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE S CAROLINA COAST ON SAT NIGHT DRAGGING A COLD FRONT OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO THE CAY SAL BANK ON SUN EVENING...REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE MON AND STALL FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA ON TUE NIGHT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TONIGHT...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 OF 70W...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 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...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...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...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TONIGHT...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 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.