000 FZNT31 KNHC 270836 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 436 AM EDT SUN MAR 27 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 PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN AN ATLC RIDGE AND LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA SUPPORT GALE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE NW COAST OF COLOMBIA...FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH SUN EVENING AS THE RIDGE SLIGHTLY WEAKENS AND MOVES E. THIS PRES GRADIENT ALSO SUPPORT STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND THE MONA PASSAGE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. GENTLE TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT S OF 18N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA... AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 7 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 33N35W TO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND RETREAT EASTWARD SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE EVENING. PERIODS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE NW PORTION OF THE BASIN...UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THIS REGION TUE. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE NE PORTION BY TUE NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU NIGHT. WINDS ACROSS THE W PORTION WILL SHIFT TO THE SE THU AS A NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.