000 FZNT31 KNHC 010219 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1019 PM EDT THU MAR 31 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...BROAD HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS W ATLC ALONG ABOUT 35N IS MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA...WITH LOCALLY STRONG WINDS OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA AND THE GULF OF HONDURAS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS AND RETREATS EASTWARD. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .OVERNIGHT...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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .OVERNIGHT...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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .OVERNIGHT...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 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .OVERNIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...BROAD RIDGE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS W ATLC ALONG ABOUT 35N THROUGH SAT BEFORE RETREATING EASTWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO E-CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT NIGHT... AND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA BY LATE SUN THEN STALL FROM 28N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE SUN. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .OVERNIGHT...SE 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .OVERNIGHT...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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.