000 FZNT31 KNHC 190852 OFFN20 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 452 AM EDT TUE APR 19 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 TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT AS BROAD LOW PRES PREVAILS OVER THE WESTERN ATLC AND HIGH PRES IS CENTERED OVER THE SE US. NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PULSE TO FRESH TO STRONG EACH NIGHT S OF HISPANIOLA...AND THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH THU NIGHT. NW CARIBBEAN W OF 85W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 85W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 72W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CARIBBEAN BETWEEN 64W AND 72W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 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. OFFSHORE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OFFSHORE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ADJACENT ATLC WATERS FROM 07N TO 15N W OF 55W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 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 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS NE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST THROUGH WED WHILE TRANSITIONING INTO A SURFACE TROUGH. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY SWEEP ACROSS THE NE WATERS ON WED FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF SURGE OF MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO N WINDS AND HIGH SEAS. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE BASIN IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTS...AND WEAKEN THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. LARGE LONG PERIOD N TO NE SWELL CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE FORECAST WATERS WILL GRADUALLY DECAY THROUGH EARLY WED. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 77W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT W OF 70W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. BAHAMAS N OF 22N .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E 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 LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND THE BAHAMAS .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ATLC WATERS S OF 22N W OF 65W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ATLC WATERS FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE 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 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.