000 FZNT31 KNHC 291515 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 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 PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES AND LOW PRES OVER NW COLOMBIA LOW IS RESULTING IN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WITH LOCALLY STRONG WINDS IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE TRADES ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT AND THU. WINDS IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PULSE WHILE INCREASING TO STRONG WINDS THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRE BUILDS OVER THE SE UNITED STATES. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SAT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .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 5 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N71W SW TO 28N71W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO 28N80W. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 30N65W TO 27N71W LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION BEGINS TO WEAKEN. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY WED EVENING AS A STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS S ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH FRI NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES. FRESH NE TO E WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS WED AND WED NIGHT WILL BECOME E TO SE FRESH WINDS THU AND THU NIGHT OVER THE NE WATERS BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY ON FRI. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS ON SAT PRECEDED BY INCREASING SW WINDS. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 70W...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 4 FT. .SAT...SE 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 70W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.