000 FZNT31 KNHC 031418 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 AM EDT SUN APR 3 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...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...EXCEPT BECOMING LOCALLY STRONG ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA EACH AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TODAY...THEN SLOWLY MOVE E ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN ON MON AND TUE BEFORE STALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WED AND DISSIPATING THU. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 18N...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 18N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S OF 18N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 18N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .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 3 TO 5 FT. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 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 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO MIAMI FLORIDA WILL STALL BRIEFLY MON TO EARLY TUE FROM 29N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WITH THE SOUTHERN PORTION DRIFTING E THROUGH CENTRAL CUBA. A REINFORCING NORTHWESTERLY SURGE TUE WILL PUSH THE FRONT SE AGAIN...REACHING FROM 24N65W TO NORTHERN HAITI ON TUE MORNING...AND THEN BECOMING QUASI-STATIONARY ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF PUERTO RICO ON WED INTO THU. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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...W OF 70W...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.